Financial Aid Eligibility

For student financial aid eligibility, you must:

• Have financial need, except for some loan programs.
• Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, pass a test approved by the U.S. Department of Education, or meet other standards your state establishes that are approved by the US Department of Education, or complete a high school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under state law.
• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program.  (You may not receive aid for correspondence or telecommunications courses unless they are part of an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree program.)
• Be a U. S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. 
• Have a valid Social Security Number. 
• Meet satisfactory academic progress standards set by the college or university you are or will be attending.
• Certify that you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes. 
• Certify that you are not in default on a federal student loan and that you do not owe money on a federal student grant.
• Register with the Selective Service, if required.

When you apply for federal student financial aid the U. S. Department of Education verifies some of your information with the following federal agencies:

• Social Security Administration - for verification of social security numbers and United States citizenship status

• Selective Service System - for verification of selective service registration 

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - for verification of eligible non-citizen status

• Department of Justice - for verification that an applicant has not been denied federal student aid by the courts as a result of a drug-related conviction

• Department of Veterans Affairs - for verification of veteran status

This website is being updated and maintained by the Financial Aid Office: (661) 362-3215