Types of Financial Aid

Lottery Tuition Assistance

Facts:	Requirements:
South Carolina State grant Awards are subject to change as the state determines the dollar amount per credit hour available each semester. Spring 2012 maximum full time award is $1140. $96 per six to eleven credit hours. Based on the number of credit hours enrolled. Funds are applied to tuition only, not books. Funds are adjusted based on the total credit hours per semester and other aid awarded. You may be eligible for loans and lottery funding at the same time. Other aid awarded is applied first. (Pays difference up to the in-county tuition amount only.) Available to students with Bachelors degree. For special circumstances certain students may waive the FAFSA requirement: Dually enrolled high school enrolled in 6 or more credit hours who are placed in either a certificate, diploma, or degree program. Student who has already earned a Bachelor's degree or higher. Parent's refusal to disclose their information for their dependent student who are unable to complete the FAFSA.	A student must... Be a SC Resident Be enrolled in a diploma, certificate, or associate degree program for a minimum of 6 credit hours. Make Satisfactory Academic Progress Be enrolled at least 6 credit hours Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA (once attempted 24 credit hours) NOT be in default on a loan under the Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Stafford Loan programs. NOT owe a refund or repayment of a state grant, Pell grant, or a Supplemental Educational Grant NOT be a LIFE scholarship eligible student. Complete: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Financial Aid file
How To Apply
Apply to the College and be admitted to an eligible program of study. Complete the FAFSA form. If you applying for the Fall 2012, Spring 2013, or Summer 2013, complete the 2012-13 FAFSA form. Complete your Financial Aid file.

Facts:

Requirements:

South Carolina State grant
Awards are subject to change as the state determines the dollar amount per credit hour available each semester.
Spring 2012 maximum full time award is $1140.
$96 per six to eleven credit hours.
Based on the number of credit hours enrolled.
Funds are applied to tuition only, not books.
Funds are adjusted based on the total credit hours per semester and other aid awarded.
You may be eligible for loans and lottery funding at the same time. Other aid awarded is applied first. (Pays difference up to the in-county tuition amount only.)
Available to students with Bachelors degree.
For special circumstances certain students may waive the FAFSA requirement:
- Dually enrolled high school enrolled in 6 or more credit hours who are placed in either a certificate, diploma, or degree program.
- Student who has already earned a Bachelor's degree or higher.
- Parent's refusal to disclose their information for their dependent student who are unable to complete the FAFSA.

A student must...

Be a SC Resident
Be enrolled in a diploma, certificate, or associate degree program for a minimum of 6 credit hours.
Make Satisfactory Academic Progress
Be enrolled at least 6 credit hours
Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA (once attempted 24 credit hours)
NOT be in default on a loan under the Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Stafford Loan programs.
NOT owe a refund or repayment of a state grant, Pell grant, or a Supplemental Educational Grant
NOT be a LIFE scholarship eligible student.
Complete:
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Financial Aid file

How To Apply

Apply to the College and be admitted to an eligible program of study.
Complete the FAFSA form.
If you applying for the Fall 2012, Spring 2013, or Summer 2013, complete the 2012-13 FAFSA form.
Complete your Financial Aid file.