Students have a responsibility to:

  • Review and consider all information about a school's program before you enroll
  • Pay special attention to your application for student financial aid, complete it accurately and submit it on time to the right place. Errors can delay your receiving financial aid. Intentional misreporting of information on application forms for federal financial aid is a violation of law and is considered a criminal offense subject to penalties under the U.S. Criminal Code.
  • Return all additional documentation, verification, corrections and/or new information requested by either the Financial Aid office or the agency to which you submitted your application
  • Read and understand all forms that you are asked to sign, and keep copies of them
  • Accept responsibility for all agreements you sign
  • Notify the lender immediately of changes in your name, address or school status if you have a student loan
  • Perform in a satisfactory manner the work that is agreed upon in accepting a federal work-study award
  • Know and comply with the deadlines for application or reapplication for aid (You must reapply each year)
  • Know and comply with your school's refund procedures
  • Notify the Financial Aid office of all financial aid you receive from sources other than the College as soon as you receive it
  • Know the schedule for the disbursement of your award(s)
  • Notify the Financial Aid office immediately of changes in name, address or enrollment