Financial Aid

The Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs Office provides service to both incoming and current students regarding how to apply for and maintain eligibility requirements for student financial aid.

The Palmetto College Central Financial Aid Office is a centralized resource for students attending any of the four Palmetto College campuses. On their website you can find out more about the types of aid available and the eligibility requirements. We have links to all of their pages below.

Important Information

Apply: The FAFSA- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Borrowing: Information for First Time Direct Loan Borrowers
Checklist (Everything you need to know, step by step)
Community Resources (Free services for students in need)
Cost: The Net Price Calculator
Forms and Certifications (Submit required forms)
Self Service Carolina (Check your application status and accept your financial aid)
Student Privacy Information (FERPA)
Student Tax Filing Information
USCL Scholarships (Apply for USCL Scholarships)
Veteran Affairs (Apply for your VA Benefits and Certify your classes)

Academics and Financial Aid

Academic Calendars (know the drop/add and withdrawal dates)
Dropping and Withdrawing from Classes (how dropping and withdrawing affect aid)
Satisfactory Academic Progress (Know how grades and withdrawals affect you)

Presentations about Financial Aid

News

IRS Warns of New Email Scam: Be aware, the “Tax Account Transcript” is not e-mailed

The IRS sent out a warns of a new email scam that may contain malicious malware. The fraudulent emails, which appear to be sent from “IRS Online,” contain an attachment labeled “Tax Account Transcript,” or something similar. The IRS, however, does not send unsolicited emails to the public, nor emails containing sensitive information such as that which is included in a tax return. The IRS asks the public not to open the email, and if using a personal computer to delete it or forward it to phishing@irs.gov. If one is using an employer’s computer, the IRS asks that the employee notify his or her company of the email.

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship

Pell-eligible students whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty while serving as a public safety officer is eligible, under this scholarship, will be eligible receive a maximum Pell Grant award and a zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for purposes of campus-based aid and Direct Loan awarding. This may also make the student eligible for other federal, state and institutional grants and programs like SEOG, State Need Based Grants, and TRiO programs
To qualify for the scholarship, the student must: 1) Be less than 24 years of age OR enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his or her parent's or guardian's death; 2) Must file a FAFSA and prove that they are otherwise Pell-eligible: US Citizen or eligible non-citizen, Working on first undergraduate degree, have a Pell-eligible Expected Family Contribution (This is usually applicable for a Family Income of less than $60,000), and meet some other basic eligibility criteria.

What is a Liberal Arts Degree Worth?

“Among workers with liberal arts B.A.s, 82 percent are working (70 percent full-time), and the average full-time worker earns $55,000 annually, $20,000 more than high school graduates,” the report says. “Two out of five liberal arts graduates, however, go on to earn graduate degrees, which further boosts their earnings to $76,000 annually, on average.”

2019-2020 FAFSA

File
Available on October 1^st, 2018
File using 2017 income tax information
Priority deadline April 1^st
Fall Deadline August 1^st, 2019 (after this you may not be awarded before the bill comes due)

Thelathia Bailey Emergency Textbook Scholarship Application

Not able to afford your books without a loan? Apply for our $300 Scholarship.

Quick Points

Don't pay for the FAFSA, it is free!
Don't pay for help to apply for other Financial Aid. We do it for free!
Don't share your SSN or FSA ID with anyone you do not trust.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Deadlines

Fall - Priority Deadline: August 1^st; Final Deadline: August 24^th
Spring – Priority Deadline: December 1st ; Final Deadline: January 13^th
Summer - Priority Deadline: April 1^st; Final Deadline: June 1^st
Appeal Forms can be found here.

South Carolina Teacher Loan/Career Changer

SC Student Loan has now updated the online application for the SC Teacher Loan/Career Changer program for the 2019/2020 academic year.

Summer Aid

If you had Pell Grant in Fall and Spring you can now also get it in summer!
Application will be available on Self Service Carolina by April 1^st
Priority deadline May 1^st ; Final Deadline June 1^st
More Information

Dual Enrollment

SC Residents in Dual Enrollment Courses taking 6 or more credit hours in a single semester are eligible for Lottery Tuition Assistance
Complete the Dual Enrollment Packet (admissions, citizenship, immunization, residency)
Complete the High School Lottery Tuition Assistance Program Forms
Fall - Priority deadline: September 15^th; Final Deadline: September 25^th
Spring - Priority deadline: December 15^th; Final Deadline: January 15^th
Summer – Priority deadline: April 15^th; Final Deadline: May 15^th