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Office Hours During the quarter:
Except during all registrations and drop/add periods when the office will be open until 7:30 p.m. Between quarters:
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Financial Aid
Office of
Financial Aid Check for your financial aid counselor below. Financial Aid Frequently Asked Questions Federal Student Aid on the Web
Financial Aid Verification Forms Financial Aid counselors are assigned alphabetically according to the Student's last name. Contact your smiling financial aid counselor!
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Steps to Apply for Financial Aid
- File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at least six to eight weeks prior to the registration date. The application is available from the Financial Aid Office or from a high school guidance counselor or from the linked banner below.
- A Student Aid Report (SAR) is mailed directly to the student from the Federal Processing Center. Submit the SAR to the Financial Aid Office.
- Complete a HOPE Application online at http://www.gacollege411.org
- Report to the Financial Aid Office all types and sources of assistance received.
- If selected for verification by the U.S. Department of Education, the student must submit signed copies of federal tax return or other documentation and a Federal Verification Worksheet (available in the Financial Aid Office).
Return of Title IV Funds
The Department of Education
regulations require the unearned portion of Title IV funds (Pell
Grant) be returned if a student withdraws from school before the 60
percent attendance point in the quarter. If the student withdraws
before this point, the award will be adjusted. Example: The quarter
is 72 days in length. The student withdraws on the 20th day. The
student's Pell Grant award is equal to $825. The award would be
adjusted to 20/72 X 825 = $229. (Student's adjusted Pell Grant
award).
Note: Griffin Technical College does not participate in any federal loan programs or federal work study programs. Special Admit students are ineligible for any Financial Aid Assistance.
All financial aid recipients are
required to sign a Financial Aid Disclaimer. This is a life time
document. Click
HERE to download this form as a pdf file.
This form will display and print using the free Adobe Acrobat reader
program, which is probably already loaded on your computer. If not, just
click on the Acrobat icon below for a free download.
DEADLINES
In January, the Financial Aid
Office makes available the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
for the following award year. Application for financial aid is made once
each year. Once approved, it is effective summer through spring quarter
of the award year. All HOPE and Pell financial aid expires on June 30.
What You
Need to Know About Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at
GTC.
This brochure will display and print using the free Adobe Acrobat reader
program, which is probably already loaded on your computer. If not, just
click on the Acrobat icon below for a free download.
What
Financial Aid is available to me?
This brochure will display and print
using the free Adobe Acrobat reader program, which is probably
already loaded on your computer. If not, just click on the Acrobat
icon below for a free download.
Financial Aid Authorization Instructions
If you qualify for financial aid assistance, you may authorize
to have the technology fee deducted from the Hope Book Voucher. You may
also have malpractice insurance fee paid by the Pell Grant. Follow the
instructions below to proceed with the authorization:
Use the scroll ball to navigate; use the two buttons under the
scroll ball for selecting options; to scroll through the page use the up
and down arrows or hold the left button while moving the scroll ball.
- Go to the Griffin Technical College Web site:
www.griffintech.edu
- Left click on “Banner Self Serve” in the left menu of the
home page, at the bottom.
- Left click “Enter Secure Area”
- Login in using your User ID which is your social security
# or student ID # and your Pin is your birthday (mm/dd/yr) left
click “Login”
- Left click “Student Services & Financial Aid”
- Left click “Student Account”
- Left click “Financial Aid Student Authorization”
- Left click “Authorize Hope Grant”
- Left click “Authorize Pell Grant”
- Read and print (right click select print)
- Left click “I Authorize This Transaction”
- Exit (Top right corner)
COMPLETING THE HOPE APPLICATION ONLINE
Download MS Word Version of the Instructions
1.
You
MUST be a Georgia
resident to apply for the HOPE Scholarship/Grant (been in the state
of Georgia for the last consecutive 12 months)
2.
Go to
www.GAcollege411.org
(click on the
Application/Transcripts tab)
3.
Click on
Applications and Transcripts
4.
Click on Create your
secure "My 411" Account
5.
Create an Account/Profile,
User Name, and Password. (Screen 1-3)
Make sure when you choose a username that you click the box below it
to verify that it is available
Current Grade Level Example:
Freshman= less than 1 year
Sophomore= 1-2 years
6.
Click on My 411 and
then My Profile to enter
the rest of your personal information. (Don’t forget to save any
changes)
7.
Click on the Click
Here link to return to GA411
8.
Click on the
Applications & Transcripts tab at the top of the page
9.
Click on the
GSFAPPS tab
10.
At the GSAPPS screen
scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Apply Now
11.
Click on Submit New
Application and then select the type of aid you wish to apply
for:
HOPE Grant – Certificate or Diploma Program
HOPE Scholarship – Degree Program Only
12.
When another window pops
up, scroll to the bottom and click in the Apply for Program
box
13.
Click Select at the
bottom of the page and proceed to filling out the application. (Only
areas that are marked with a red asterisk * are required)
If
you’ve completed a 2009-2010 FAFSA application for the Pell Grant,
the computer will bring up a statement, while you are completing the
GSFAPPS HOPE application, which states you do not have to complete a
HOPE application. Please click on the “Close This Window” and
proceed with completing the HOPE GSFAPPS application
14.
When you get to the
question about whether or not you are independent or dependent use
these guidelines
Independent – Over the age of 24, Married, or has children
(do not complete the parents information)
Dependent – Under the age of 24, Not Married, or has no
children (complete the parents information)
15.
This is your last chance
to review your information and correct any errors or make changes,
then click submit to process the form
16.
Enter the password that
you created earlier and click submit
17.
After submitting your
application, print your confirmation page using the printer icon
located on the standard toolbar, then exit out of GAcollege411
(Georgia Student Finance Commission will send you an email verifying
that you have successfully submitted your application)
For assistance or questions:
Call
Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) at their customer service
number of 1-800-505-4732.
Forget your Password?
If
you forget your password, call the Technical Support at
1-800-468-6927.
Changing your Major from Diploma or Certificate to a Degree
Program?????
Remember….. To be eligible for the HOPE
Scholarship, you must have graduated from a Georgia high school as
of 1993 or thereafter as a HOPE Scholar having earned a 3.00 grade
point average (GPA) or higher and have maintained that cumulative
3.00 GPA at any and all prior colleges/universities you may have
attended
OR
**If you weren’t a HOPE Scholar out of high
school, you must have a minimum of 45 degree level hours
completed in order for an evaluation to occur by our Registrar’s
office**
Please stop by the Financial Aid office to pick up the HOPE
Scholarship Evaluation form or print a copy from our Griffin
Technical College webpage at
www.griffintech.edu
click the Financial Aid tab on the left hand side.
Once at the Financial Aid webpage, look for the HOPE
Scholarship Evaluation form and print it out for completion. This
form must be submitted to our Admissions office for the evaluation
to be completed.
Once the
evaluation form has been turned in to the Admissions office, please
allow up to two weeks for the evaluation to be completed.
All prior college transcripts, if any, must be on file in the
Admissions office. Once
your eligibility has been determined by the Admissions office, you
will be notified, in writing, your eligibility status.
Effective May 1, 2007,
if you, the student, graduated from a Georgia high school as of 1993
or thereafter and you were deemed a HOPE Scholar at that time and
you have NEVER utilized the HOPE Scholarship previously, you
must now meet the new GPA HOPE Scholarship standards set forth by
Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC).
You must call GSFC direct at 1-800-505-4732 and request a
recalculation of your high school grade point average (GPA).
Until GSFC completes that evaluation and deems you eligible
for the HOPE Scholarship, you are ineligible to receive it.
FINANCIAL AID VERIFICATION FORMS
All forms are in Microsoft Word format. Right click and "Save Target as..." to download to your computer.
Independent Verification Worksheet
Dependent Verification Worksheet
Signature Page
Clarification of Income Worksheet-Student
Clarification of Income Worksheet-Parent
Bachelor/Graduate/Prior Degree
Tax Return
Supplemental Form 2009-2010