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Students can be helped with college expenses
Issue date: 2/15/04 Section: News
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Grants, loans, scholarships, and work study are among programs to contribute to the expenses of students so they can make ends meet.
International student of computer science major, Paul Pulanco, who works in the library, gains Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (S.E.O.G.), and Pennsylvania State Grants for fall 2003.
He prefers the grants to the loans which he needs to repay after completing his course credits at NCC, he said.
He applied for NCC's financial aid programs because college expenses are much higher for anyone living out-of-state or out-of-country, he said.
The programs are helpful for him, he said. He, however, has to complete 75 percent of all attempted credits and maintain a required grade point average based on the total number of credits attempted during his award year.
According to Federal Financial Aid Academic Progress Policy, students will not be eligible to receive financial aid for repeat courses in which they previously earned a grade of D.
About 45 percent of full and part-time students received financial aid awards in 2003, said Elvia Diaz, Financial Aid Officer.
Unlike Federal Stafford Loans and Federal PLUS Loans, most students prefer to apply for Pell Grants, S.E.O.G., and Pennsylvania State Grants which don't have to be repaid, she said.
The amounts will depend on a student's financial need, program of study, housing, residency, and enrollment states, she said
To receive financial aid funds, she said, a student must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen who posses a valid green card and social security number.
Likewise, students must be a high school graduate
or have a recognized General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and be enrolled as a student in an eligible degree or certificate program.
The college funds awarded about $10.7 million for student aid through the year of 2002-2003, she said.
She said if some students aren't eligible for financial aid programs, they can pay educational expenses though Tuition Management System, which is an interest-free monthly payment option.
International student of computer science major, Paul Pulanco, who works in the library, gains Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (S.E.O.G.), and Pennsylvania State Grants for fall 2003.
He prefers the grants to the loans which he needs to repay after completing his course credits at NCC, he said.
He applied for NCC's financial aid programs because college expenses are much higher for anyone living out-of-state or out-of-country, he said.
The programs are helpful for him, he said. He, however, has to complete 75 percent of all attempted credits and maintain a required grade point average based on the total number of credits attempted during his award year.
According to Federal Financial Aid Academic Progress Policy, students will not be eligible to receive financial aid for repeat courses in which they previously earned a grade of D.
About 45 percent of full and part-time students received financial aid awards in 2003, said Elvia Diaz, Financial Aid Officer.
Unlike Federal Stafford Loans and Federal PLUS Loans, most students prefer to apply for Pell Grants, S.E.O.G., and Pennsylvania State Grants which don't have to be repaid, she said.
The amounts will depend on a student's financial need, program of study, housing, residency, and enrollment states, she said
To receive financial aid funds, she said, a student must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen who posses a valid green card and social security number.
Likewise, students must be a high school graduate
or have a recognized General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and be enrolled as a student in an eligible degree or certificate program.
The college funds awarded about $10.7 million for student aid through the year of 2002-2003, she said.
She said if some students aren't eligible for financial aid programs, they can pay educational expenses though Tuition Management System, which is an interest-free monthly payment option.