经济援助常见问题

FAFSA问题

2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(For students attending fall 2024, spring 2025, and summer 2025)

2024-2025年FAFSA何时可用? 2023年12月31日

我应该什么时候提交FAFSA? AS SOON AS POSSIBLE – You will get a response from FAFSA within a couple of days.  You should look for an email or letter from the school.

What financial information do I include on the FAFSA? 2022年的税收.  If you or your parents did 不 file taxes for the 2022 year, just indicate that you “will 不 file” on the FAFSA.

Is there anything I should do before 2023年12月31日? 是的,你应该 找到或创建您的FSA ID which replaced the Personal Identification Number (PIN) effective May 2015. The FSA ID is used to log in and electronically sign within the US Department of Education website studentaid.政府.  您现在可以创建您的FSA ID. You do 不 have to wait until December 31 for this process.


2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(For students attending fall 2023, spring 2024, and summer 2024)

When is the 2023-2024 FAFSA available? 2022年12月31日

我应该什么时候提交FAFSA? AS SOON AS POSSIBLE – You will get a response from FAFSA within a couple of days.  You should look for an email or letter from the school.

What financial information do I include on the FAFSA? 2021年的税收.  If you or your parents did 不 file taxes for the 2021 year, just indicate that you “will 不 file” on the FAFSA.

Is there anything I should do before 2022年12月31日? 是的,你应该 找到或创建您的FSA ID which replaced the Personal Identification Number (PIN) effective May 2015. The FSA ID is used to log in and electronically sign within the US Department of Education website studentaid.政府.  您现在可以创建您的FSA ID. You do 不 have to wait until December 31 for this process.


What to expect after the FAFSA is filed…

How do I know the results from the FAFSA being filed? When you file online the estimated awards are provided to you once submitted. A 不ification of a Student Aid Report (SAR) is emailed to you as well. Colleges that you include on your application will also 不ify you of awards.

What does the award letter I received tell me? Students are 不ified of financial aid awards through the award letter process. The awards are broken down into fall and spring. The amounts listed are based on full-time (12 credit or more) enrollment. If you are enrolled in less than full-time your actual award will be less. 你的 student file must be complete to receive your awards – no outstanding verification, 文档, 或悬浮液.

Why is my aid amount different than my award letter amount? The amounts listed on the award letter are based on full-time (12 credit or more) enrollment. If you are enrolled in less than full-time your actual aid amount will be less.

Do I go to class if my financial aid has 不 come through? 是的,你应该 still attend class even if your financial aid has 不 come through. If you miss too many days to begin the class you can be dropped from the class for non-attendance.

Do I have to go full-time to receive a Pell grant? No, you can take 1 credit hour or as many as 12 credit hours and still receive a Pell grant. The Pell grant is adjusted to your credit hours and looks at a students 学生资助指数(SAI). In order to receive your full Pell award you must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours or more.

什么是学生资助指数(SAI)? 你的 学生资助指数(SAI) is an index number used by financial aid professionals when creating an aid offer. 你的SAI是 calculated using information that you (and other contributors, if required) provide on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 你的SAI是 :

  • 你会得到一美元的援助
  • what your family is expected to provide, or
  • 你最终的经济资助offer

Why is a class 不 covered by financial aid? Courses must go towards a student’s declared degree. If a student has already completed specific degree requirements a course may 不 be covered by financial aid.


书 & 供应

I don’t have enough financial aid to cover my bill and books. 我有什么选择? The JWCC 业务办公室 offers a tuition payment plan to students for a nominal fee. Students enrolled in six credit hours or more can participate in the federal direct loan program. A final option would be for student to cover the remaining tuition and books out of pocket by paying with a form of payment (cash, 信用卡, 等.)

How do I get my books using financial aid? Once financial aid is processed and a student has excess funds on the student account it can be used to purchase books in the bookstore. Students should take their course schedule and a photo id when going to the JWCC 书店.

我什么时候能拿到书? The JWCC 业务办公室 will announce the date books go on sale each semester. This is approximately two weeks prior to the start of classes. If a student has excess funds in their student account they are allowed to use those funds. If 不 the student must use a form of cash/check payment.

Do I go to class if I do 不 have my books? 是的,你应该 still attend class even if you do 不 have your books yet. If you miss too many classes you can be dropped for non-attendance. If you expect financial aid to cover your books you should follow-up with them making sure all 文档 request have been submitted.