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Top Questions About Financial Aid

Top Questions About Financial Aid

Weeding through information about financial aid can be confusing. What funding, grants and loans are you eligible to receive? Where do you even begin?

All kinds of grants and loans are available to make attending the 麻豆视频 (CET) a much more accessible option for you. There are also financial aid options available through state and local governments as well as private sources and private loans. 

Let鈥檚 walk through some of the questions we regularly hear from our students about financial aid. 

How do I know if I鈥檓 eligible for financial aid at CET?

The cost of tuition shouldn鈥檛 stand between you and the education you need to attend school鈥攆inancial aid may be available. 

Like other career programs, you can get financial aid to help pay for your training at CET. ?

  • You have a financial need and can certify that you only will use aid for educational purposes.
  • You have a high-school diploma or a GED, or you鈥檝e met .
  • You are a citizen or eligible noncitizen.
  • You are not in default on a federal student loan.

Additionally, as a student, you should be making satisfactory academic progress. There is also Veterans Education benefits available for those who have served in the military via the Department of Veterans Affairs and . 

What resources does CET have to help me with financial aid?

Every one of our CET locations has a on staff to guide you through the financial aid process and help you get the most assistance we can. We never want finances to be a barrier for our students. Our financial aid officers are well versed in countless sources of financial aid and can help you fill out the required forms for all sources for which you are eligible. 

We鈥檒l have you start by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, and then we will help you determine all the ways you can get assistance to pay for your education at CET. Your FAFSA form will help us pinpoint all the ways we can help you get assistance in paying for your CET tuition.

How soon should I fill out a FAFSA form?

According to the , 鈥淭he sooner you fill out the FAFSA, the better.鈥 It鈥檚 a free application and doesn鈥檛 just determine how much federal student aid you can get, but it also can determine your federal student loan eligibility. 

There鈥檚 no harm in applying, even if you think your household income is too high for federal grants or 鈥攊t鈥檚 still worth a shot! And on average, it only takes 23 minutes to complete. 

I鈥檓 the parent of a student who is my dependent鈥攁re there resources for us to manage education expenses?

With a Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), you can help offset the cost of your child鈥檚 education with a loan. PLUS loans are not federal student loans, and your eligibility is not based on need. Maximum loan amounts are based on the amount of your student鈥檚 cost of tuition at a college or career school like CET minus any other financial aid they receive. 

PLUS loans have a fixed interest rate over the life of your loan, which means they won鈥檛 go up over time. 

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  • You must be the biological or adoptive parent of your student. In some cases, stepparents are also eligible for the loan.
  • You shouldn鈥檛 have an adverse credit history except in certain extenuating circumstances.
  • Your child meets the general requirements for federal student aid.

Read more about , and you can find a list of .

What kind of financial aid is available for my education at CET?

There are so many avenues available to finance your training at CET. Financial aid can come from the federal government, but it also can come from state, school and private sources to pay for your career school training. 

Here are :

  • Grants: In most cases, grants don鈥檛 have to be repaid. They are awarded to you with no repayment needed. There are a few exceptions that would require you to pay back your grant, which mostly have to do with staying in school and remaining in good academic standing. 
  • Work-study jobs: The allows students to pay for school by working part-time and attending school part-time. 
  • : You also can borrow money from a lending institution. This money needs to be paid back with interest.

There are also additional aid sources, including .

You can . 

Still have questions about how you鈥檙e going to pay for your career training at CET? We鈥檝e got financial aid advisors standing by ready to help answer your questions so you can get started on your path to a brand new career. 
, and we鈥檒l walk you through your options!

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