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Students wishing to apply for financial aid at MTCC should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. The financial aid year begins with fall semester and goes through summer semester. FAFSA opens annually on October 1st for the upcoming year. The FAFSA is completed and submitted via an online process at studentaid.gov. Students having difficulty completing the application are encouraged to contact the MTCC Financial Aid Office for assistance.
While there is no technical deadline to apply for financial aid, students are encouraged to apply at least six to eight weeks prior to the beginning of their first semester at MTCC. Funds are limited in some financial aid categories, so early applicants are more likely to receive assistance if eligible and funds are available. Prioity deadline for State grant funding is January 1 of each year. Students may apply for financial aid for the 2022-2023 academic year through June 30, 2023.
Yes! Your financial aid eligibility is based on information using prior-prior tax information, i.e. 2023-24 financial aid application is based on 2021 information. In order to be considered for financial aid, students should complete the FAFSA each year as soon as possible, the application site opens in October for the following year that begins with the fall semester. The State grand fund prioity deadline is Janauary 1st of each year.
Federal and state grants, work-study and scholarships are available to students based on eligibility.
Our school code is 008085. Be sure to enter this code in the school section of your FAFSA so that our financial aid office will receive your information.
The U. S. Department of Education uses the information submitted on the FAFSA to determine your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). This EFC and your enrollment status are then used by the MTCC Financial Aid Office to determine the amount of financial aid that you are eligible to receive.
To be considered an independent student (and therefore, not have to report parental data on the FAFSA) for the 2023-24 academic year, you must be able to answer “yes” to one of the following questions:
If you could not answer yes to any of the questions above, you will be required to provide parental information on the FAFSA.
If your parents are divorced or separated and don’t live together, answer the questions about the parent with whom you lived with more during the past 12 months.
If you lived the same amount of time with each divorced or separated parent, give answers about the parent who provided more financial support during the past 12 months or during the most recent 12 months that you actually received support from a parent.
What if I have a stepparent?
If you have a stepparent who is married to the legal parent whose information you’re reporting, you must provide information about that stepparent as well.
If you still have questions regarding parent information visit studentaid.gov.
You may answer “I’m not going to file” to the questions regarding completing a tax return on the FAFSA.
Please note chosing this option may require student or parent to provide a verification of Non-Filing letter from the IRS.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/transcript-types-and-ways-to-order-them
Soon after submitting the FAFSA, you will receive notification that your application is being processed by the Department of Education. They, in turn, send your student aid report to the MTCC Financial Aid Office. You will then receive a one time letter in the mail explaining what you must do next to complete your financial aid file, all further correspondence from the MTCC Financial Aid Office will be sent to the student's MTCC provided email. If you haven’t received correspondence from the MTCC Financial Aid Office within two to three weeks of your FAFSA application date, please call to verify your application status or check on demand information through the student Self-Service protal.
The U. S. Department of Education randomly selects a percentage of all students that apply for financial aid to be reviewed and “verified”. If selected, you will receive additional information from the MTCC Financial Aid Office. Typically, you will be asked to complete a verification worksheet and provide your and/or your parents tax transcripts and W-2 forms.
You may contact the Internal Revenue Service to recieve a copy of your tax transcirpt. Follow this link to learn how to request a copy.
Once your financial aid file is complete and a determination of your eligibility has been made, you will receive an email notifying you that you have been awarded financial aid and that you can view your award letter on the Self-Service portal.
MTCC scholarship applications are available starting in May of every year. The scholarship deadline for the upcoming year is July 30th. The Financial Aid Committee will make decisions regarding scholarships prior to the beginning of Fall Semester each year. The William Harold Smith Educational Trust uses a separate application process to award their scholarship funds. There is also a separate application for the Golden Leaf Scholarship Program. All of the applications are available in the financial aid office or online under ‘financial aid forms’ on MTCC’s website.
The amount of financial aid award on the award letter is based on full-time enrollment (12 credit hours). However, if you register for less than 12 credit hours per semester, you will typically be eligible for a prorated amount of the award. You must have at least six credit hours per semester to receive the NC Community College Grant, the NC Education Lottery Scholarship and the NC LongLeaf Grant.
If a student drops a class before the financial aid census date of the term, the student may be subject to repayment of financial aid funds.
If you completely withdraw from all classes prior to the 60% point of the semester, you may be required to repay part of the financial aid that has been awarded to you. Any withdrawals can affect your financial aid eligibility in future semesters.
Students should successfully complete 67% of the total credit hours attempted and maintain a grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to remain eligible for financial aid. Students falling below the standards mentioned above may request to be placed in Financial Aid Warning Status. If students sign the statement required for Warning status, they are promising to complete all classes attempted in the upcoming semester with a grade of "C" or better. If the student does not do so, financial aid funds will be terminated in the following semester. The student may appeal this termination. This process begins by completing the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Request and submitting it to the MTCC Financial Aid Office for consideration (see the forms section for further clarification and to access this document).
**Please note that financial aid suspension is only effective at MTCC. Should you choose to attend another school, your status will not follow you to that school.
Typically, all associate degrees and one-year diplomas are eligible for financial aid funding. Certificates must be at least 16 credit hours in length to be eligible for financial aid funding.
Because of the number of credit and/or contact hours, the following certificates are not eligible for financial aid:
Eligible students are allowed to receive 12 full-time semesters or their equivalent of Pell Grant funding. Every semester that the student receives or has received Pell Grant funds in the past, counts toward this limit.
For information on anticipated financial aid refund dates, please call 828-659-0450. Keep in mind that these are not guaranteed dates, but anticipated dates, and may vary by several days. Please plan accordingly.
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