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Generally, students are eligible for financial aid if they meet the following conditions:
Because of limited funds, students will be awarded as full time (12 or more credits) initially. If there is a change in enrollment status, the Financial Aid office will adjust the student's award accordingly.
If a student is registered for less than 12 credits, aid may be prorated (reduced) according to each program's requirements:
SEOG and WA Bridge Grant are prorated based on enrollment level:
Federal Pell Grant, WA College Grant, and College Bound Scholarship are prorated based on a percentage (called enrollment intensity). For example, if a student were enrolled in 11 credits, they would be awarded 92% of a full-time quarterly award (11 divided into 12 = 92%).
Some programs require a minimum of half-time enrollment to be eligible (e.g. Direct Loans, Childcare Grant, Work-Study, see the Types of Aid webpage for more information).
By accepting state financial aid, you agree to the conditions listed below. If you have questions, please contact the Financial Aid office.
You may choose to voluntarily make financial contributions to the Washington Student Achievement Council in recognition of the assistance that you received. All voluntary contributions will be used to provide financial assistance to other students. Please contact financialaid@wsac.wa.gov for more information.
Students receiving financial aid are required to make satisfactory academic progress to continue receiving financial aid each quarter. Since satisfactory progress is a financial aid eligibility requirement, all quarters and all credits must be considered regardless of whether financial aid was received. The Financial Aid office reviews Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of each quarter. The Financial Aid office's satisfactory progress requirements for financial aid, worker retraining, training completion aid, and most veterans' benefits recipients are summarized below.
All students must be in good standing with the college and maintain a minimum quarterly and cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0. Students who do not earn a 2.0 GPA (both quarterly and cumulatively will be placed on warning status for one quarter.
Students must complete the minimum number of credits required for the enrollment level they attempt each quarter.
| If you enroll as: | You must complete with at least a 2.0 quarterly and cumulative GPA: | You will be placed on warning if you only complete: | Your aid will be suspended if you complete less than: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time (12+ credits) | 12 credits/quarter | 6-11 credits/quarter | 6 credits/quarter |
| 3/4 time (9-11 credits) | 9 credits/quarter | 5-8 credits/quarter | 5 credits/quarter |
| 1/2 time (6-8 credits) | 6 credits/quarter | 3-5 credits/quarter | 3 credits/quarter |
| Less than 1/2 time (1-5 credits) | Number of credits registered | No warning allowed | Number of credits registered |
Students must complete at least 67% of credits attempted, measured cumulatively, to meet pace of progression requirements. Pace of progression is evaluated at the end of each quarter and is based on the total cumulative credits completed versus cumulative credits attempted. Students who do not meet the pace of progression standard will be placed on warning status for one quarter.
Students have a maximum time frame for completing a program of study:
Students who do not meet satisfactory progress requirements as noted above will be placed on warning or have their aid suspended. Students on warning or probation must meet all applicable satisfactory progress requirements in the next quarter to keep their aid. Unless there are unusual circumstances, students are not eligible for continued aid at LWTech when one of the following occurs (please see a financial aid staff member to find out if an exception can be made based on your situation).
Students are no longer eligible for aid at LWTech when one of the following occurs:
Caution! If you take any of the following actions, you may owe a repayment of your financial aid to the college, the VA, the state, or the federal government.
For students whose aid has been suspended, financial aid eligibility may be reinstated after the student has completed a minimum of 5 credits in one quarter at LWTech, at their own expense, and must meet all applicable satisfactory academic progress requirements at the end of the reinstatement quarter that was paid out of pocket (including qualitative, quantitative, pace of progression, and maximum time frame). A written petition must be submitted to the Financial Aid office to request reinstatement of aid. In some cases, supporting documentation may be requested. For some programs, awarding of reinstated financial aid is on a funds-available basis only.
In some cases, there may be extraordinary circumstances (beyond the student's control) that may be considered. A written petition must be submitted to the Financial Aid office to appeal a satisfactory academic progress suspension. In some cases, supporting documentation may be requested. Students must identify:
Ideally, SAP petitions should be submitted for a future quarter of enrollment. If your petition is submitted after first day of the quarter in which you are enrolled, the latest requests can be considered is two weeks before that quarter ends.
Students with approved petitions will be placed either on probation or an academic plan. Students on probation who do not meet satisfactory academic progress, or a student on an academic plan who do not meet the conditions of the plan, will be placed on suspended status and are no longer eligible for aid. The Financial Aid office reserves the right to determine continued eligibility. Petition decisions are final. For some programs, awarding of reinstated financial aid is on a funds-available basis only.
Students who do not complete all classes funded by aid in a quarter are subject to satisfactory academic progress requirements and federal and state refund and repayment regulations for financial aid, as well as the college's own refund policy. Students must attend classes funded by financial aid. If attendance cannot be documented for the minimum enrollment level funded, aid may need to be recalculated and the student may owe a repayment to an aid program.
*For students who have received federal or state aid and have withdrawn before 60% of the quarter has been completed, aid eligibility must be reviewed and re-calculated on a pro-rated basis as appropriate. Students are also subject to the college's own refund policy.
DUE TO THIS REQUIREMENT, STUDENTS WHO WITHDRAW EARLY MAY OWE A REFUND OR REPAYMENT OF AID.
Refunds for dropping individual classes funded by aid are determined by the college's tuition refund policy and regulatory requirements. A copy of the Financial Aid office's refund policy is available upon request.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at benefits.va.gov/gibill.
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The college is currently conducting an audit to determine the extent to which its website and third-party platforms are compliant.