Financial Aid FAQ’s
Where do I apply for financial aid?
How do I apply for financial aid?
Students need to apply for financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. www.fafsa.ed.gov.
This application is used by all schools to qualify students for all types of federal aid, including but not limited to the grants, scholarships, and loans.
Please fill out the application for the school year you are interested in enrolling in 2011-2012 application for classes that being August 2011 or January 2012 OR 2012-2013 applications for classes that begin August 2012 or January 2013.
Application must have the Lively Technical Center school code (013997) for us to receive a copy.
Must be signed (can apply for the PIN online, please see the FAFSA website), and form must be completely submitted – you’ll see a “congratulations, you have completed your FAFSA application,” etc.
What type of financial aid does Lively offer?
What about loans?
Lively offers the Pell grant, FSEOG (Florida Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant), and FSAG (Florida Student Assistance Grant). Lively does not currently offer any loans or work study programs.
If you received an email stating you were eligible for loans, again, this federal application is used by all schools, and it is up to each institution to offer loan programs. If you would like to contact an outside agency for a personal loan, that is fine, however, Lively cannot accept the loan on your behalf for distribution through our school.
Which programs are eligible for financial aid at Lively?
Is there financial aid for Phlebotomy and Nursing Assistant (CNA)? (short courses)
Programs must be 600 hours or more in length and student must be attending at least part time (225 hours per semester) to be eligible for the Pell and supplemental grants.
However, Phlebotomy and Nursing Assistant applications may be eligible for a school scholarship from the FAFT program. Lively still requires a FAFSA application to qualify for this consideration. FAFT can only assist in tuition and fees – students will need to purchase textbooks and scrubs themselves, and there is no refund available to students from this funding source.
What other requirements must be met for a successful financial aid application?
If you don’t have a high school diploma or GED you need to pass a Wonderlic test, offered in the Testing center by appointment.
The Pell grant is for undergraduate programs. If you have a bachelor’s (BA) or master’s degree (MA), you will not be eligible for Federal aid. An Associate’s degree (AA) is okay.
Males must be registered with the Selective Service (They can do this on the FASFA application).
The FAFSA will ask for your financial information, and if you’re a dependant, your parents’ financial information. Have the previous year’s (2010) tax return (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ) ready. If you’re married and filed separately, you’ll need the tax information of your spouse as well. (New this year – FASFA can access the IRS.gov to retrieve Adjusted Gross Income, Exemptions, and taxes paid; you will still need to know your salary/wages listed on your 1040.)
If you didn’t file taxes for (2010), you may need to fill out additional paperwork with the FA office.
I filled out my FAFSA but there is no record of it at your school.
Make sure you filled out the application current year, have added the Lively school code, and have completely submitted the application. It may be saved but not submitted without a PIN/e-signature, and if you’re a dependant, your parent must sign the FASFA as well.
I filled out my FAFSA and received a SAR (Student Application Response). What’s my next step?
What must I do to finish applying for financial aid at your school?
How do I know Lively received my FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
The LTC Financial Aid office downloads the completed FAFSA applications daily. Students can contact the Financial Aid department during regular Registration hours to verify the FAFSA application has been received. Please understand when many students are coming into Student Services, it can be difficult for the Financial Aid Officers to get to the phone. Sometimes it is best to come to the office for immediate service.
You will need to have your Registration form filled out with Guidance before we can offer enrollment deferrals. (hyperlink to guidance for info on tabe testing, scores, placement, etc.)
If you are up for verification, you may be required to submit additional paperwork before the amount of your award is determined.
Do you accept other scholarships?
Yes! But it is up to the student to provide documentation. Bright Futures and Veteran’s Affairs students can speak with Financial aid office. All other scholarships (Florida Prepaid, etc.) will need to bring their paperwork to the Registration desk at time of registration.
What if I have a tuition waiver…
Department of Children and Families may offer tuition waivers for orphans, wards of the court, and foster/adopted children. This letter will waive your tuition and fees, but will not cover any textbooks or uniforms required by your program.
Homeless waivers can also be obtained from agencies such as Big Bend Homeless Coalition. You will need to speak with these organizations to see if you are qualified, and documentation from their agency must include the Florida Waiver Statute. Again, this will waive tuition and registration fees, but not textbooks or uniforms.
Waiver students are still encouraged to fill out the FAFSA application to see if they qualify for additional federal assistance.
What is Verification?
When your FAFSA application is selected by the federal government to be “verified,” we call this process “Up for Verification.”
Financial Aid will need to verify several things on your FAFSA application, including adjusted gross income, taxes paid, exemptions claimed, number in household, and number in college.
The FA office may request an official IRS transcript of the previous year for yourself, your spouse, or your parents (if a dependent student).
Beginning 2011-12 you can now import your tax information from the IRS website, however this import is not always accepted.
Beginning the 2012-13 school year, the FA office will be required to obtain an official IRS transcript when taxes need to be verified; all versions of the 1040 form will no longer be accepted.
What is a deferral?
Tuition and fee deferrals
Once verification is complete (if needed) and the Financial Aid office can give you complete award information, you will be offered a Student Deferral Request form.
This form takes the place of payment at time of Registration. It basically states the Pell grant is anticipated, and that we can assume enrollment costs will be paid once we request your Pell funds from the government. Students can also pay registration costs out of pocket and apply for financial aid at a later date if they wish.
Book, kit, scrubs or uniform deferrals
Beginning 2011-12, the Financial Aid office can now offer Book and Uniform deferrals as well. Eligible students must be a “new” student (newly enrolled; new program), and have remaining Pell funds to defer to. Deferments are usable at Bill’s Bookstore and G. Willies Uniforms. Students can use these deferrals to charge their materials to the Pell grant. Receipts received from these vendors will be satisfied once Pell funding has been received.
Students who are Pell eligible, and have funds leftover after any tuition and fee deferments are made, are eligible to defer the remaining costs of their books, kits, or scrubs to the Pell grant (and any additional supplemental grants) as well. This is typically limited to NEW students only; however, Cosmetology Seniors have also been given this option to defer their Senior Kit.
Students enrolling for the 2nd semester of the 2011-12 school year will be issued a book (Bill’s Bookstore) and/or scrub (G. Willie’s) deferment as applicable after the first week of classes. It will indicate how much, if any, funds are left on their student accounts available to ‘charge’ these materials to. Receipts will be returned to Lively from these vendors to be deducted from a student’s Pell award at time of disbursement. Any funds not used are issued as a refund to the student.
When does financial aid get disbursed?
How does financial aid get disbursed?
Once attendance has been verified, and students are determined to be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), then Lively requests the semester’s award from the federal funding, which is disbursed to the District, then received by Lively. Once all outstanding deferments are satisfied, any remaining refund amount will be issued to the students. This typically takes place in the 2nd or 3rd full month of enrollment.
Lively is a clock hour school (technical and career center), and does not release funds as early as a credit hour school (community and university). Federal regulations are different for these types of programs.
Lively Technical Center Financial Aid Policy and Procedures state the required SAP requirements, and SAP IS checked before Pell disbursements are requested. Please see the Policy and Procedure manual for further information.
Beginning 2011-12 Lively now issues refunds through Rapid Pay cards. An orientation specific to these cards is mandatory for all financial aid recipients.
