The weather is warming, the birds are chirping, and spring classes are winding down. Yes, sunny days are here at last and summer is right around the corner! This means summer classes will begin in a little over a month and there’s still time to register! And you know what? If you were eligible to receive the Federal Pell Grant during the fall or spring 2017-2018 semesters … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbpAaJv812U As the 2018-2019 school year approaches, so is the start date of filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is important for a few reasons, as it's a pathway to receiving several forms of financial aid including grants, loans and work study. More information is available from the office of financial … [Read more...]
This week you’ll be way too busy to deal with financial aid problems. Why not take 15 minutes now to check that you’re all set? Billing Financial aid disburses the second week of classes Right now your bill doesn’t show what financial aid you’ll be receiving, only what has been charged to your account. A good way to estimate what you will owe after your aid disburses is to … [Read more...]
It's not too late to get financial aid for 2016-2017 but you will have to act fast! Some students' FAFSAs are chosen by the Dept. of Education to be "verified," meaning our office will need additional paperwork before we can pay any financial aid. If you took spring classes, the deadline to submit the paperwork is Friday, May 5th. After that point it will be difficult for us … [Read more...]
The IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) has been deactivated until further notice. Yes, we're sad about it. Sad enough to want sad trombone music. Citing data security concerns, the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS have disabled the DRT until additional security measures can be put into place. The outage is expected to last until October when the 2018-2019 FAFSA becomes … [Read more...]