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Financial Aid

Types of Financial Assistance:

  • Federal Pell Grant Program: The Pell provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain postbaccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education.

  • Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL): FFEL includes four components: Stafford Loan, Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, PLUS (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students) Loan and Consolidation Loan.


General Student Eligibility Requirements:

  • Student must have a valid social security number.
  • Student must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
  • Student must be a regular student enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an eligible program for the purpose of obtaining a degree or certificate.
  • Student must meet the academic qualifications for study at the postsecondary level. (Student has high school diploma, GED, or home school certificate-if approved under or accepted from state regulation.)
  • Student must be beyond the age of compulsory school attendance.
  • Student has not been convicted of a drug-related offense that affects eligibility for FSA.
  • Student (if male) must be registered with Selective Service.
  • Student must not be enrolled solely in a remedial program.
  • Student must maintain satisfactory academic progress.
  • Student must not be in default and must not owe an overpayment on a Title IV loan or grant.
  • Student must not have borrowed in excess of loan limits.
  • If enrolled in a correspondence course, that course must be part of an eligible program.
  • Student must have financial need.
  • Verification must have been completed, if required.
  • Is not enrolled in elementary or secondary school.
  • Is not incarcerated (loans) nor incarcerated in a Federal or state penal institution (all programs).

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