College Catalog 2021-22

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Appeal Procedures Students who have been suspended from receiving Title IV financial aid may appeal based on mitigating circumstances including but not limited to illness, injury, death of an immediate family member, undue hardships or other such circumstances beyond the student’s control. To request an appeal, students must complete the Financial Aid SAP Appeal Form which is available in the ECCC Financial Aid Office or online at www.eccc.edu/financial-aid. The formmust be submitted to the Financial Aid Office, including explanations in detail 1) the reason(s) that the student has not been able to meet the SAP standards and 2) what in the student’s situation has changed. Students are encouraged to provide documentation such as a letter from a doctor, an accident report, etc. to support the request. Students who are approved through an appeal will be allowed to receive Title IV financial aid, if otherwise eligible by 1) being placed on probation for one semester only in certain limited situations or 2) being placed on an individualized academic plan with requirements that the student must meet in order to continue to be eligible. Students who are not approved through an appeal will not be eligible to receive Title IV financial aid. The appeal requests will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Appeal Committee. Students will be notified in writing of the Committees’ decision. INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS—The following information is related to Scholarships and Institutional Work-Study. 1. A student receiving institutional financial aid in the form of an Athletic Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Cheerleader Scholarship, or Institutional Work-Study must during a semester earn a term GPA of at least a 1.5. If a student does not meet this standard at the end of a semester, the student will be placed on probation for a semester. During the probationary semester, the student will be eligible to receive the institutional financial aid. Upon completion of the probationary semester, a student who does not meet the standard will be ineligible to receive the institutional financial aid. This policy coincides with the academic probation and suspension policy of the college; therefore, when suspended students become eligible to return to college, they shall also be eligible to receive institutional financial assistance. 2. To retain the following scholarships: Achievement Recognition; ACT; Career & Technical Education (CTE) Skills; CTE Leadership; CTE Non-Traditional Gender; Non-Traditional Student Tuition Scholarship for Full-Time Students; Salutatorian; Star Student; and/or Valedictorian; a student must maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) each semester. Any student who does not maintain the required 3.0 GPA and is removed from the scholarship, may have the scholarship reinstated by earning the required 3.0 GPA the following semester provided the scholarship is for four (4) consecutive semesters. See Financial Aid Programs for further eligibility requirements. 3. East Central Community College is committed to providing financial resources and assistance to students based on excellence in scholarship, performance, and/or service. As such, the College provides Institutional Scholarships to eligible full-time students. Institutional Scholarships are comprised of five (5) major categories of awards: (A) Scholastic-Based Scholarships; (B) Performance - and/or Service- Based Scholarships; (C) Athletic Scholarships; (D) the Employee Tuition Waiver Scholarship; and (E) Non-Traditional Student Scholarships. Three Institutional Scholarships - Employee Tuition Waiver; Age 65 Plus Tuition Scholarships and First Course Free Scholarship - may allow a student to enroll as a part-time student and receive the scholarship. Effective Fall 2018, the College will set a cap of $3,500 per semester for Institutional Scholarships received from these 5 categories for in-state students and a cap of $4,550 per semester for Institutional Scholarships received from these 5 categories for out-of-state students. Institutional scholarship funds, with the exception of athletic scholarships, may be used for book costs if funds remain after all other charges on a student’s account are covered. Financial Aid Application Requirements 1. Newand transfer studentsmust also complete anApplication forAdmission to East Central Community College. Transfer students must submit all previous college transcripts as required by the Admissions Policy. 2. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). a. Complete the FAFSA by choosing one of three filing methods.

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