All applicants for financial aid are required to apply for Pell Grants, state scholarships, and any other aid sources for which they may be eligible. Students whose parents are separated or divorced should file two applications. Appropriate step-parent income or assets must be shown on both applications. Students may reduce or reject any portion of their aid packages by notifying the Student Aid Office. Explanations of supplementary resources are helpful to the Student Aid Office in doing the next year's needs analysis.
Students carrying one course have no aid eligibility.
Students carrying two courses may be eligible for Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. In order to be eligible for federal and institutional aid, all students must be making satisfactory progress toward a degree. The Committee on Academic Status determines satisfactory progress, and only students in good standing are permitted to enroll. After each semester, the Committee on Academic Status also warns students who are in danger of not making satisfactory progress. The minimum number of courses successfully completed each year which may permit a student to maintain good standing at the College is set by the Committee on Academic Status.