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FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION |
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Hiwassee College will provide competitive financial aid packages for all continuing and new students.
To assist in the awarding of the appropriate financial aid package, students must have submitted a hard copy of their FAFSA report to the financial aid office. The report can be a copy of the report from any college to which you have applied. Please check to be sure the office has your most recent report.
Following determination of the student's applicable tuition, fees, room, and board, Hiwassee College will, for the students in the on campus program:
- Reduct the bill by the amount of the federal and state financial aid for which the student is eligible
- Credit the student's account for the Hope Scholarship, if eligible
- Provide institutional aid as appropriate and available
- Assist students and families by arranging options for financing the subsidized Stafford Loan portion of the financial aid package with terms comparable to the Stafford program
- The student/family will bear responsibility for the balance of obligations not covered by financial aid (this is the same as for any other institution.) Hiwassee will work with families to identify other payment options.
- Arrangements for paying all obligations must be in place with the Business Office by the first day of classes each semester.
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ACCREDITATION INFORMATION |
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Hiwassee College is an applicant for accreditation by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, a national accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and meeting the same standards as regional accrediting bodies. Staff members from TRACS were in campus June 11-13, for a positive and encouraging visit. It was a productive time with lengthy interviews.
The college is scheduled to receive candidacy status in late April/early May 2009. This means Hiwassee will be an accredited institution, and the status will be retroactive. |
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FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION PROCEDURES |
In order to be considered for financial assistance at Hiwassee College the student must:
- Apply for admission to Hiwassee College.
- Complete and submit the Hiwassee College Application for Financial Aid with copies of your and, if applicable, your parents’ most recent year income tax return.
- Complete any applicable scholarship applications; e.g., Academic, Music, Drama, etc.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) using the envelope provided with that application or the application can be filed using FAFSA on the Web at www.FASFA.ed.gov. FAFSA on the Web is a free U.S. Department of Education web site where the FAFSA can be completed on line and submitted via the Internet. If you choose this method of applying, FAFSA on the Web submits your application data directly to the U.S. Department of Education’s Central Processing System (CPS). Help in completing the application is provided in the program. Be sure to print a signature page and mail it to the address provided in the FASFA on the Web instructions or to sign the form electronically as directed on the FAFSA.
The FAFSA must be filed each year.
Transfer students only: Request that a financial aid transcript be mailed to Hiwassee College from any other college, schools or technical institutes that you have previously attended. You must do this whether or not financial assistance was received.
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