How to Apply for Financial Aid: Applicants for financial aid should apply as soon as possible prior to July 15 for the fall semester and prior to November 30 for the spring semester, in order to receive first consideration. Applications should be requested from the Financial Aid Office, Angelina College, P.O. Box 1768, Lufkin, Texas 75902-1768.

What kind of financial aid is available?

• Pell Grant*
• Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG)
• Federal Work Study Programs
• Scholarships
• Veteran's Benefits - Hazlewood Act
• Texas Rehabilitation Vocational Programs

*When applying for a Pell grant, a student information form must be completed and returned to the AC Financial Aid office.

Forms available on-line:

• Scholarship application
• 2009-2010 Verification Worksheet - Dependent - Independent
• 2008-2009 Verification Worksheet (for Summer I 2009) - Dependent - Independent
• Community Services Division Financial Aid Need Verification Form-Texas Public Educational Grant (TPEG)

ANGELINA COLLEGE STANDARD OF SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

To receive financial aid at Angelina College a student must have all required admissions documents on file in the records office. These documents include a copy of his/her high school transcript or GED scores, college transcripts, if applicable, a completed application for admissions and proof of Texas residency.

Federal and state law requires that students must be making satisfactory progress in their course of study in order to receive federal and/or state financial assistance. The Angelina College FAO will assess satisfactory progress at the end of each long semester (fall and spring semesters are considered long semesters). Satisfactory progress is accomplished through the following measures:

1. Minimum grade point average (GPA). This is a qualitative measure that evaluates a student's GPA on course work from Angelina College.

2. Minimum semester credit hour completion. This is a quantitative measure. Students must successfully complete the attempted semester credit hours as indicated below.

Following the first academic semester in which a student fails to meet measure 1 or 2 listed above, or both, he/she will be placed on financial aid probation. If a student does not meet the standards during the probationary term, he/she will be placed on financial aid suspension and financial aid will be discontinued.

REINSTATEMENT OF AID

*1.  First Suspension - Student must complete at least 12 semester credit hours within the next two long semesters of enrollment with a minimum 2.00 GPA.

*2.   Second Suspension - Student must complete at least 18 semester credit hours within the next three long semesters of enrollment with a minimum 2.00 GPA.

*No aid available during this enrollment period

APPEALS PROCESS
A student who has been placed on financial aid suspension may submit a written appeal to the Financial Aid Office. The written appeal must include a degree plan signed by the student’s advisor, as well as, supporting documents, such as a letter from a physician describing any illness that affected academic performance or the illness of an immediate family member that required the student's attention and affected his/her academic performance. Other instances that affected academic performance must also be included in the letter with documentation.

The financial aid appeals committee will consider the written appeal and notification of the committee=s decision will be available to the student prior to the next registration period. Appeal letters will not be processed during a registration period.

MAXIMUM TIME FRAME
A student receiving financial aid will be expected to complete his/her educational objective or course of study within a reasonable period of time. The maximum semester credit hour limit is 150% of the credit hours of the published degree/course requirements according to the specific program in which the student is enrolled. Credit hours attempted from another college or university may be included. Developmental courses will be excluded from the 150% maximum.

REPEATING COURSES
Students will be allowed to repeat courses regardless of the original grade earned, however, hours attempted for repeating courses will be included in the maximum credit hour limit of 150% as specified in “Maximum Time Frame” above. Refer to the "System of Grading" section of the General Bulletin for repeated course GPA calculation.

Frequently Asked Questions

IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING ANGELINA COLLEGE…
Following the procedures outlined below will help you receive your financial aid on a timely basis

1. Submit via internet, www.fafsa.ed.gov, the FAFSA "Free Application for Federal Student Aid." (the 6-digit federal school code for Angelina College is 006661)

Print out, sign and mail the signature page to the address on the signature page. If you provided your e-mail address on the FAFSA application, please check it to print out your Student Aid Report (SAR).

If you did not provide your e-mail address, as soon as you receive your PIN number from the Dept. of Education, you can go to www.fafsa.ed.gov and check on the status of your application. You may receive your Student Aid Report via regular mail. When you receive it, please contact the financial aid office to complete your financial aid file.

Students wishing to complete a paper version of the FAFSA, and mail it to the Dept. of Education, may download and print a copy of the form at http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/docs/en-colorPDF_FAFSA_20071818.pdf.

2. In approximately one week, contact the Angelina College financial aid office  (936-633-5291) to verify file completion.

Items you may be asked to provide if chosen by the Dept. of Education for verification: 

• Your tax return
• Your parent's tax return
• Divorce/Separation documentation
• Child support documentation
• Social Security income
• AFDC/TANF received

If you prefer to complete the FAFSA manually, please call (936) 633-5292 for a form to be mailed to you. (For manual processing, please allow an additional 4 - 6 weeks)

Angelina College does not participate in any Federal Loan programs. Applications for short-term tuition loans are available at the Financial Aid Office, Room 208, Student Center. The loan will be for 70 percent of the tuition shown on your statement.

For most grants, including the Pell Grant, the only application you need is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For frequently asked questions and Pell Grant information, click on Pell Grant.

SPECIAL NOTE: Eligible students in Texas may complete a simplified version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine financial need. To be eligible to use the less complicated FAFSA, a student's parents must earn less than $50,000 per year. In addition, every member of the family must be eligible to file simplified federal tax forms (either the IRS Form 1040A, or Form 1040 EZ). Students whose parents earn less than $12,000 annually are eligible to complete the simplified FAFSA without meeting the additional requirements.

The simplified version of the FAFSA, called the Simplified Needs Test, is available only in electronic form and is equivalent to the first two pages of the printed version. It does not require information about parents' financial assets and net worth, although it continues to ask for parents' annual income. The paper version must still be completed in full for those students who are not eligible to complete the simplified form. 

For institutional scholarships, a General Scholarship Application is available. You may pick one up at the Financial Aid Office, Room 208, Student Center or print one out, complete it and turn it in to the Financial Aid Office. A complete listing of institutional scholarships is available by clicking Scholarships, then Donors.

Irma Montoya
Pell Grant
Work Study
imontoyaangelina.edu

Kathy Redden
Veterans' Benefits
Financial Aid for Community Services
kreddenangelina.edu

Debbie Buchanan
Financial Aid Receptionist
dbuchananangelina.edu