| I. Pell Grant Processing |
A. FAFSA
- Complete the on-line Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA).
- Make Sure HCC's School Code is listed, (007870) on your Application.
- Transmit your FAFSA to the Department of Education-Central Processing System.
- Within 10 days from the date you transmit your application, HCC and you will receive the results electronically from the Department of Education.
B. Student Agreement and Acknowledgement Form
C. Forms Required for Verification
If you are notified from the financial aid office to submit one or more of the forms below, you are able to download them instead of waiting in line to pick up the form from the campus financial aid office.
D. Forms that you must pick up from your campus Financial Aid Office
- Professional Judgement Forms (Request for Pell-Grant analysis)
- Appeals for Reinstatement (for students on Standards of Progress Suspension)
- Dependency Overrides (for students with extenuating circumstances regarding parental status
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II. Scholarships |
Hillsborough Community College's Scholarship Application is available on-line. You may click on the application, download it to your PC, print and complete the form. Submit the completed application to your campus Financial Aid Office by June 1, 2009.
-The scholarship application includes the following scholarship categories: HCC's Minority,and Students with Disabilities Scholarships
Child Care Assistance Scholarship Application - Hillsborough Community College provides funds to assist students with the payment of child care costs. Submit the completed application to your campus Financial Aid Office by June 1, 2009.
Additional information. Below are some website links of additional scholarship information:
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III. Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loan Programs |
A. In order to apply for the Federal Stafford Loan, your financial aid file must be complete for the current academic year. In order to complete your file, you must have filled out the following forms:
- FAFSA Application
- Student Agreement and Acknowledgement Form
- Loan Entrance Counseling Session for First Time Borrowers at HCC
- 2008-2009 Stafford Loan Request Form & Guide To Sensible Borrowing
Other forms as requested by the Financial Aid Office (contact your campus FA Office to confirm if additional forms are required.)
B. Once your financial aid file is complete, you may submit your Loan Request Form.
- HCC will begin processing loans beginning (TBA)
- The Financial Aid Office determines the amount of your eligibility based on federal law, information you provide, the cost of attendance, and other financial aid you may receive.
- The Financial Aid Office will transmit your loan certification to SALLIE MAE, your Guarantee Agency, for loan approval with your lender.
To accommodate your opportunity to use your loan funds to pay tuition, books, and supplies, HCC will not be sending loan proceeds to students during the first week of classes. If the college receives your loan funds prior to the drop/add date, and if funds remain after institutional charges are paid, your balance will be placed on your HCC One Card seven days from the end of the drop/add date. If your funds are received by the college after the drop/add date, your funds will be placed on your HCC One Card within ten days from the date the college credits your account.
Remember: YOUR LOAN WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL YOUR FINANCIAL AID FILE IS COMPLETE.
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IV. Plus Loans Information |
Parents of dependent classified students who are in need of funds to sponsor their son/daughter’s education may apply for a Federal Parent Loan (PLUS). Hillsborough Community College has agreements with three banks to process PLUS loans electronically. Parents are encouraged to select one of the three lenders for expeditious processing of the PLUS loan. The lending institutions that will provide electronic PLUS loan processing are Wachovia/Educaid, Bank of America and Chase. There will be a delay of processing PLUS loans from other lending institutions due to manual processing requirements.
Once the parent completes a PLUS loan on line, the lender or guarantee agency (SALLIE MAE) will forward to the parent and the college a pre-approval or denial notification. Students whose parents are approved for the PLUS loan must complete an HCC Student Agreement and Acknowledgement Form. All students are encouraged to also complete the FASFA application. Students may apply online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
For parents who wish to process a PLUS loan with Wachovia/Educaid, please click here for more processing information. You may also access and complete the PLUS Promissory Note on line by clicking the following website: www.educaid.com/parentplus.htm .
For parents who wish to process a PLUS loan with Bank of America or Chase, please click here for more processing information. You may also access and complete the PLUS Promissory Note on line by clicking the following website: https://opennet.salliemae.com/.
Please contact the your daughter’s or son’s home campus Financial Aid Office to confirm the processing status of the PLUS loan once the Promissory Note is submitted. |
V. Return of Title IV Funds |
You must contact the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing from classes. The U.S. Department of Education now requires the institution to return a percentage of Title IV funds for all students who stop attending all of their classes prior to completing 60% of the semester. This procedure may require you to repay a percentage of a Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Student Loan, or Florida Academic Competitiveness Grant. You may click here for 2008-2009 Return of Title IV dates. |
VI. Standards of Academic Progress |
In order to remain eligible to receive Title IV, Student Financial Assistance (SFA) program funds while attending HCC, students must make steady progress toward their chosen academic goals. This requirement is known as the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirement. The SAP policy has three standards that a student must meet in order to remain eligible to receive Title IV SFA a qualitative standard, a quantitative standard,and a time standard. At HCC the qualitative standard requires recipients to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0. The quantitative standard requires recipients to satisfactorily complete 67 percent of all courses they attempt. The time standard requires recipients to complete their academic program by the time they have attempted 150 percent of the credits required in their programs. Standards of progress evaluations occur at the end of fall and spring semesters. Students who fail to meet the SAP standards will be placed on probation for one term. If after one probationary term students are not making satisfactory progress, they will lose their eligibility for financial assistance. In order to regain eligibility, students must submit an Appeal for Reinstatement of Financial Aid. You may print the form below and submit it to your HCC Financial Aid Office.
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VII. Student Financial Aid Survey |
Your input matters. Please take the time to complete the attached Student Financial Aid Service Satisfaction Survey. Your response will assist the Financial Aid Office to identify areas of improvements and enhancements. Thank You in advance for allowing Hillsborough Community College the opportunity to service your financial aid needs.
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