Important Notice:
Limited Services and Deadlines

Quarterly Priority Deadlines:

• Fall: August 17, 2009
• Winter: November 30, 2009
• Spring: March 1, 2010

Higher education is one of the best investments you'll ever make. We can help you find the best way to pay for it.

We've gathered information on the many different ways to pay for college.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Before you can get need-based Financial Aid, fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

You will need tax forms and other income support documents.

LCC's federal school code is 003782.

Next, fill out the 2009-10 Financial Aid Data Sheet.

You may need to provide more information about non-taxed income, child support (paying or receiving), the number of people in your household, or your tax status. Forms below:

2009-2010

• Verification Worksheet-the Financial Aid Office will notifiy you if you are required to complete this form.

Loan Forms

• 2009-10 Stafford Loan Worksheet
  
• Stafford Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note
  
• Plus Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note (for parent loans)
  
• Stafford Exit Loan
  Counseling
  
• Loan Processing Procedures
  

If you did not receive a loan in the prior academic year or you are changing lenders you must complete the Loan Worksheet and the Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note.

Lower Columbia College
Financial Aid Office
Admissions Center

Phone
360.442.2390
Toll free: 1.866.900.2311
Fax: 360.442.2219

Regular office hours:

• Weekdays
  8 am - 5 pm
• Tuesdays
  open until 6 pm

Evening appointments available.

New
Veterans' Outreach Group
Meetings Held Weekly

Veterans Services provides educational benefits through the GI Bill and Post 9/11 GI Bill.

Scholarships - LCC awards more than $300,000 in scholarships each year through STARS Online.

Grants - gift-aid based on need, usually offered with work-study authorization or loan.

Work-Study - jobs available through the Hire Connections network.

Student Loans - both subsidized and unsubsidized need based and other loans.

American Opportunity Tax Credit - expands and renames the existing Hope Tax Credit, can be claimed for tuition and certain fees paid for higher education in 2009 and 2010. > more info.

Worker Retraining - financial assistance to train for a new career.

WorkFirst - a DSHS program for families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Financial Aid Office
Limited Services and Deadlines

Quarterly Priority Deadlines:

• Fall: August 17, 2009
• Winter: November 30, 2009
• Spring: March 1, 2010

The financial aid application process takes at least 3-6 weeks to complete from the date of the initial application, provided that all forms are accurate and complete as requested by the Financial Aid Office.

You are encouraged to submit the Financial Aid Data Sheet and FAFSA at least 8 weeks before the priority deadline to allow adequate time for processing.

Documents submitted after the priority deadline face the risk that grant funding may no longer be available.  Also, you may have to pay for your own books while waiting for an award letter.

If you submit an application after the last day for an administrative hold, you will be required to pay your own tuition, fees, and books the Friday after you register for classes. If eligible for Financial Aid, late applicants will receive an award letter after their applications have been processed.

For additional information contact the Financial Aid Office in the Admission Center at 360.442.2390.

Access additional information about financial aid requirements:

• Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Conditions of your Award
• How to Process your Award

Request to have financial aid check mailed (Distance Education students only).