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Financial Aid
• passing an approved ability-to-benefit test* (if you don’t have a diploma or GED, a college can administer a test to determine whether you can benefit from the education offered at that school) or
• Completing six credit hours or equivalent course work toward a degree or certificate (you may not receive aid while earning the six credit hours).
DEPENDECY STATUS
Answers to questions on the financial aid application will determine whether you are considered a dependent or independent student. If you are a dependent student, you will report your and your parents’ financial information, on the contrary, if you are an independent student you will report your own information (and if you are married, your spouse’s financial information).
1. Were you born before Jan. 1, 1996?
2. As of today, are you married? (Also answer “Yes” if you are separated but not divorced.)
3. At the beginning of the 2019–20 school year, will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program (such as an M.A., MBA, M.D., J.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., graduate certificate, etc.)?
4. Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for purposes other than training? (If you are a National Guard or Reserves enlistee, are you on active duty for other than state or training purposes?)
5. Are you a veteran of the U.S. armed forces?
6. Do you now have—or will you have—children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020?
7. Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2020?
8. At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a dependent or ward of the court?
9. Has it been determined by a court in your state of legal residence that you are an emancipated minor or that someone other than your parent or stepparent has legal guardianship of you? (You also should answer “Yes” if you are now an adult but were in legal guardianship or were an emancipated minor immediately before you reached the age of being an adult in your state. Answer “No” if the court papers say “custody” rather than “guardianship.”)
10. At any time on or after July 1, 2018, were you determined to be an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self- supporting and at risk of being homeless, as determined by (a) your high school or district homeless liaison, (b) the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or (c) the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program?
PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
PELL GRANT: Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. It is restricted to undergraduate students. Eligibility is established by the federal government, and the grant is targeted to students with high need. The award adjusts to students’ actual enrollment status. Students never attending a course or withdrawing from all of their courses could face repayment of all received Pell Grant monies. Pell award for the school year 2019-2020 ranges from $623-$6,195. The amount received is based on your EFC (Expected Family Contribution), the cost of attendance at Palo Verde College, whether you are a full-time, three-quarter time, part-time, or less than halftime student and the number of semesters attended during the school year.
FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT (FSEOG): FSEOG is an award that helps students fund their education. It is specifically for undergraduate students with priority given to Pell Grant recipients. Due to limited funds, grants will be given to those students with the lowest Expected Family contribution (EFC). Award ranges from $100 - $700 per year.
Please note that all programs for financial aid are subject to change in Federal and State regulations and a possible shortfall of funds. These types of changes are not within the control of Palo Verde College and will supersede all local policies.
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