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3. Grants (Do not have to be paid back)
Scholarships (Do not have to be paid back)
Loans (Must be paid back)
Employment (Must be earned)
4. Do I have to include my parent’s information on the FAFSA? Yes, if you answer NO to all of the following:
Were you born before January 1, 1987?
Are you married?
Do you have dependents who receive more than half of their support from you?
Are both of your parents deceased?
Are you a veteran or currently serving on active duty?
5. Who is my parent? Students’ whose parents are divorced include the parental information of the parent who they lived with more in the past twelve months
If the student has lived with both parents equally, they then include the information of the parent who provided them more financial support in the past 12 months
7. Over 100 scholarships each year
Need only one application for all of them
Criteria vary
Applications are available online
Application deadline is July 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester!
www.wctc.edu/scholarships
8. Parental Affiliations
Employers & Labor Unions
Religious and Community Organizations
Clubs and Civic groups
Civic organization scholarships
High School
Local Public Library
Private business scholarships
Veteran Benefits
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Americorp
10. Scams net $5 million annually
350,000 students/parents affected
Selling what you can get for free
Never pay to find a scholarship!
National Fraud Information Center
1-877-382-4357
11. Veteran Benefits WCTC has been approved for training veterans under all public laws pertaining to veterans educational benefits.
If you have veteran education benefits questions, contact your County Veterans Service Officer or contact our office/website.
www.wctc.edu/veteran
12. Student Employment WCTC Offers several on-campus student employment opportunities
Federal Work-Study Employment
Regular Student Employment
Register online at TechConnect for employment opportunities
13. What happens after I submit the FAFSA? Results are sent electronically to the school
You receive a Student Aid Report (SAR)
The school will let you know if you need to submit additional documents to them
Tuition deferment is placed on your account to postpone payment of tuition fees, until financial aid has been awarded
14. What happens after I have been awarded Financial Aid? Loan disbursements begin the week prior to each semester and on a weekly basis from that time forward.
Fall, 2010 August 17, 2010
Spring, 2011 January 11, 2011
Electronic Book Vouchers for grant-awarded students begin on August 16, 2010
15. WCTC ONECARD
17. Contact Information Kylene Radmer
WCTC Financial Aid Technician
800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI 53072
kradmer@wctc.edu
262.691.5436