Stafford Loan proceeds are normally requested by the College from the lender shortly before the beginning of the semester. Normally half of the loan proceeds are disbursed by the lender each semester. The loan proceeds arrive in the Business Office by paper check. Within thirty days of when the College receives the check the student will be notified and asked to come to the Business Office to endorse the check. Canadian students are responsible for obtaining the appropriate loan application materials from the Canada Student Loan Program.
Some provinces offer provincial student loans as well.
Students from Canada should complete their loan application as early as possible in the summer or fall so that they can negotiate the first half of their loan no later than December of the school year. The first type of assistance provided by the College is in the form of on-campus employment, administered under the Service Scholarship program. Students who are awarded a full Service Scholarship are expected to work 13 hours per week for 35 weeks in such areas as food service, buildings maintenance, grounds maintenance, the library, and office clerical work. Service Scholarship recipients are expected to work 13 hours during either the semester break or Easter vacation. Supervisors have the final say over which holiday is worked.