I have used federal financial aid at two B&M schools. I have also looked into it for DL classes and programs.
Using federal financial aid (aka Title IV, Stafford loans) carries a bunch of restrictions no matter where you want to take classes. First of all you must be admitted to a degree or certificate program at the school you wish to take classes from. Then you must be enrolled at least half-time, generally 6 credits or 2 classes. You can only receive aid at one school at a time, unless that school has a cooperative agreement with another school and the classes are pre-approved for cross-registration. Depending on how the school classifies and bills various fees, they may or may not be covered with financial aid.
So if you want to use financial aid at another school, then transfer the credits to EC, you would have to apply, be accepted, enroll, and complete at least two classes simultaneously at that school. To use financial aid at a second school, you would have to withdraw from the first, then repeat the process.
It might be worth another swipe at EC. Someone else in financial aid might be more helpful. I have trouble believing that only two classes per semester, total, are approved for financial aid at the whole school. Perhaps whoever you talked to didn't understand your question, or didn't know as much about Title IV as they thought they did!
If it turns out you got the right answer the first time, why in the world are they even bothering to offer financial aid? :confused:
Using federal financial aid (aka Title IV, Stafford loans) carries a bunch of restrictions no matter where you want to take classes. First of all you must be admitted to a degree or certificate program at the school you wish to take classes from. Then you must be enrolled at least half-time, generally 6 credits or 2 classes. You can only receive aid at one school at a time, unless that school has a cooperative agreement with another school and the classes are pre-approved for cross-registration. Depending on how the school classifies and bills various fees, they may or may not be covered with financial aid.
So if you want to use financial aid at another school, then transfer the credits to EC, you would have to apply, be accepted, enroll, and complete at least two classes simultaneously at that school. To use financial aid at a second school, you would have to withdraw from the first, then repeat the process.
It might be worth another swipe at EC. Someone else in financial aid might be more helpful. I have trouble believing that only two classes per semester, total, are approved for financial aid at the whole school. Perhaps whoever you talked to didn't understand your question, or didn't know as much about Title IV as they thought they did!
If it turns out you got the right answer the first time, why in the world are they even bothering to offer financial aid? :confused:
Master of Management, Cambridge College, 2011. 4.00 GPA.
BS in Business Administration, Charter Oak State College, 2009. 75 semester credits earned by exam, 45 in the classroom. 3.91 GPA.
AS in General Studies, City University of Seattle, 1999. 50 quarter hours earned by exam, 40 in the classroom. 3.95 GPA.
BS in Business Administration, Charter Oak State College, 2009. 75 semester credits earned by exam, 45 in the classroom. 3.91 GPA.
AS in General Studies, City University of Seattle, 1999. 50 quarter hours earned by exam, 40 in the classroom. 3.95 GPA.
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