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Announcing the launch
of an exciting, innovative
new resource designed
by students for students
www.college.gov.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Financial Aid Resources
FAFSA School Code: 039573
ACT School Code: 4523
SAT School Code: 4892
Fall 2008-09 Financial Aid Update
How do I start the financial aid process?
The first step is completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You will need last year’s taxes and W2s. If you have never requested a Pin Number from FAFSA, you can do that as part of the application process or go to www.pin.ed.gov. You may use your PIN to electronically sign or print, sign and mail a paper signature page.
After submitting your FAFSA and mailing your signature page, if necessary, you will receive either an electronic or paper Student Aid Report, depending on whether you filed online or not. Review the information and if all is correct, you don’t need to do anything further. If information needs to be changed, make the correction and then resubmit to FAFSA.
Once FAFSA has processed your information, it will be sent electronically to the Financial Aid at Blue Ridge. The Financial Aid Office will send you an award letter showing the aid for which you qualify or notify you by email to review your aid package on BRIDGE. You can accept or decline all, part, or none of the aid package, by completing the acceptance form on the back of the award letter and returning it to the Financial Aid Office at Blue Ridge CTC, 400 West Stephen St, Martinsburg, WV 25401. You can also use BRIDGE to check, accept, or decline aid packages.
If you are accepting loans, you will need to complete two additional steps required by the Department of Education:
- Entrance Counseling must be completed before your loan will be disbursed to your Student Account. This is available online at www.dlssonline.com and takes about 20 minutes to complete.
- Sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN) at www.dlenote.ed.gov and can be accessed 24 to 48 hours after you accept your loan. You will need your FAFSA Pin Number to sign electronically and the names, addresses and phone numbers of two references.
The priority deadline for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College financial aid, as well as WV grant and scholarship programs, is March 1. This does not mean that you are not eligible for aid if you complete the FAFSA after March 1, as Pell Grants and loans do not have deadlines. When in doubt fill the FAFSA out, you may be surprised!
Summer School Aid
Summer School Aid requires a separate Blue Ridge application in addition to the FAFSA. Since all students do not attend summer school, the application indicates that you wish to receive aid for summer sessions, if you have eligibility. For Summer 2009, all summer school aid will be awarded for the complete summer, even if you plan to attend Summer 2, and will be based on eligibility from the previous award year. For example, during Summer 2009, your aid will be what is left over from 2008-09.
Summer School applications will be available after the beginning of registration and you must wait to submit the summer school application to the Financial Aid office until after you have registered for classes. Also, completing the summer school application does not guarantee aid eligibility.
Financial Aid Forms
Dependent Verification Form 08-09
Direct PLUS Loan Request 08-09
Independent Verification 08-09
Request for Additional Info 08-09
Request for Additional Unsub New Loan Limits 08-09
Financial Aid Book Purchases
Specialty Books, our online bookstore, will have financial aid information in their system, if you have completed all the steps in the financial aid process and have excess funds over the charges for tuition and fees. When ordering online or by phone, you’ll select Financial Aid as your payment option. If you purchase your books at the mini-store, simply tell the Specialty Books’ staff person who is helping you and the transaction will be applied to your credit balance at check-out.
