Important Financial Aid Facts/Reminders

Courses taken that do not count toward your degree will not be funded with financial aid. Check with your academic advisor regarding course selection.                       
                                                                          
Submit all academic credentials to our admissions office in order to be classified as a matriculated student. This includes proof that you are a high school graduate, have earned a general equivalency diploma, transcripts from your previous institution(s), if you are a transfer student, or successfully passed the college administered “ability to benefit” test. Failure to do this makes you ineligible to receive financial aid.
           
The financial aid deducted from your bill may be estimated prior to verification of data included on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It is your responsibility to assure that your application has been fully processed by our office. 

Students who obtain their degree or complete their certificate program at the end of a semester will not be eligible for financial aid in subsequent semesters unless they are enrolled in another degree program.  Bachelor’s Degree: If you already have this degree, you are ineligible for federal Pell and SEOG. 

Submit all required documentation prior to your last date of enrollment.

Complete the FAFSA form once every academic year. Apply early.

For Students in Remediation Classes
First time TAP recipients must be registered for non-remedial courses equal to 3 credits. Second time TAP recipients must be registered for non-remedial courses equal to 6 credits. The remaining classes can be non-credit provided the total enrollment equals full-time status, which is 12 or more credits.                      

You can view the status of your financial aid through student self-service by logging into your MyNCC Banner account.  It is important for you to check the self-service on a regular basis.

Nassau has also given you an e-mail address, which is your NCC ID @students.ncc.edu or firstname.lastname @students.ncc.edu. It is required that you activate it by going to: http://www.ncc.edu/studentemail. Your student e-mail is where you will receive all official student related correspondence from the College.

Repeat Courses
Courses in which the student has already received a passing grade cannot be included in meeting full-time study requirements for state sponsored financial aid. Repeat courses may be counted toward full-time study if a failed course is repeated or when a student has received a passing grade at the College but is unacceptable in a particular curriculum or area of concentration.                           

The full name that appears on your birth certificate, marriage certificate or alien registration card must match your social security card, financial aid application and the name in the registrar's office.                      

If you are having problems with your direct loan that your school cannot resolve, contact the U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Loan Ombudsman at 1.877.557.2575 or visit their Web site at www.ombudsman.ed.gov.             

Ability to Benefit
Students first receiving state aid in 2006/07, who received their high school diploma from a foreign school, must take the "Ability to Benefit Test" and attain a passing score within the institution’s drop/add period. Contact the Placement Testing Center at 516.572.9604 in Bldg. U. You must take this test prior to the end of the third week of the start of the semester you plan to attend classes.
 
Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS)
Grant recipients must be enrolled for 3 to 11.5 credits. Students carrying a part-time course load that includes non-credit remedial courses must be registered for non-remedial courses equal to 3 credits.                                     

Your award is determined by the number of credits for the courses that you are enrolled in at the end of the College's refund period. This is generally at the end of the third week of the semester. If you withdraw from all of your classes, your award may be reduced based upon a federal refund calculation. If you register for more classes than you attend and incur a tuition liability for non-attended courses, financial aid cannot be credited toward that tuition liability.   

Changes in your actual enrollment status, such as non-attendance or course withdrawals, could reduce or cancel your award.  

Males between the ages of 18-25 must register with selective service.

Study well and attend classes regularly in order to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as outlined in the College catalog. You must not exceed 150 percent of your program requirements. Utilize NCC’s academic and student services that are available for you on campus.

Any additional awards or scholarships not appearing on the award letter must be reported. The financial aid office is required to adjust your awards.

If it is determined that you have provided or purposely given false or misleading information, you may be fined up to $20,000, sent to prison, or both.

You must be registered for at least six credits in order to receive a federal Direct Stafford Loan, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.