FINANCIAL AID

Attending college is exciting. Paying for it is not.

Our Financial Aid staff is dedicated to helping you afford the best teaching and training Jacksonville College has to offer.

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Fill out your FAFSA

All federal aid is based on an applicant’s FAFSA results. The first step is to complete the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Government Grants and Loans

Governmental Financial Aid includes federal/state grants and work study and does not have to be repaid.

Financial Aid for Veterans & Dependents

Veterans should apply directly to an office of the Veterans Administration before the school term begins.

Aid For Students With Disabilities

The Texas Rehabilitation Commission offers assistance for tuition and non-refundable fees to students who have certain disabling conditions.

Governmental Financial Aid

Governmental Financial Aid includes federal/state grants and work study and does not have to be repaid.

Types of governmental financial aid include:

  • Federal PELL Grant
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
  • Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG)
  • Federal College Work Study (FCWS)
  • Texas College Work Study (TCWS)

 

All federal aid is based on an applicant’s FAFSA results. The first step is to complete the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Things to consider before filling out your FAFSA
  • ​​Eligibility and amount of aid depends on the source of income, number of students in college, the student’s need, maintaining satisfactory academic progress, number of family members, and status as a dependent or independent.
  • You will be asked for information based on your previous year’s income tax return, so have that information readily available. Even persons who do not file a tax return due to disability or low income must fill out the form; there are ways to indicate that on the form.
  • You will be asked to select the school(s) to where you want the results to be sent. It’s best to send them to several schools since students sometimes change their minds before actually enrolling.
  • It takes approximately 4 working days for the application to be processed and returned to the recipient schools after you submit it. You should submit your FAFSA each year soon after you have filed the previous year’s tax return.
  • Some aid is available from the State of Texas as well. Consult the Financial Aid Office to find out whether you may be eligible for it and what you must do.
Required Standards

All students enrolled at Jacksonville College who receive financial aid through the Federal Title IV Programs must meet the satisfactory academic progress requirements.

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 1.50 during the first year, 24 to 32 hours, and complete at least 67% of hours attempted. If the student has not met these requirements, he/she will be placed on financial aid warning for the following term. After a student has been placed on financial aid warning, he/she must have a cumulative GPA of at least 1.75 after the completion of the following term or they will be placed on financial aid suspension.

If the student has met the GPA requirements, they will continue receiving financial aid the following term.

Any student receiving an “I” in a course may fulfill the course requirements and receive a proper grade within forty-five days after the end of the term in which the “I” was given. Any student who has more than 90 hours of college work attempted will be ineligible for financial aid at Jacksonville College unless they change majors.

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Financial Aid for Veterans

Veterans should apply directly to an office of the Veterans Administration before the school term begins. At the time of registration the veteran should submit to the Registrar a certificate of eligibility obtained from the Veterans Administration. A veteran entitled to benefits under these laws will receive a monthly check varying in amount with the number of dependents and class load. The student shall pay college charges upon registration.

Required Standards For Veteran Financial Aid

The minimum satisfactory academic progress required of veterans and other eligible persons receiving VA educational benefits is a 2.00 (“C” average) cumulative grade-point average (GPA). This satisfactory progress requirement is in addition to any other general college requirements. Academic progress for veterans and other eligible persons is evaluated at the end of each term and policies are administered by the Academic Dean’s Office of Jacksonville College under the sanctioning legal guidelines of the Veterans Administration.

Students who fail to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 shall be placed on probation for the following term. If the student achieves a term GPA of 2.00 or better during the probationary term, but has not achieved the required cumulative GPA of 2.00, the student may continue on probation for one more term. If the student on probation fails to achieve a term GPA of 2.00 at the end of the first probationary term, the student shall be reported to the Veterans Affairs Regional Office as making unsatisfactory progress. A student who fails to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00 at the end of the second consecutive probationary term shall be reported to the Veterans Affairs Regional Office as making unsatisfactory progress. In either case, unsatisfactory progress shall result in enforced withdrawal from the college for the next long-term term.

However, a student may make an appeal to the Academic Dean and a special admissions committee for a hearing and under special circumstances may not be forced to withdraw. The requirements for special admission shall be documented and agreed to by the student. A student who returns to the college subsequent to the date of the withdrawal status shall return on probation unless and until the cumulative GPA reaches 2.00 or more.

Financial Aid For Individuals With Disabilities

The Texas Rehabilitation Commission offers assistance for tuition and non-refundable fees to students who have certain disabling conditions provided their vocational objectives have been approved by a TRC counselor. Examples of such conditions are orthopedic deformities, emotional disorders, diabetes, epilepsy, heart conditions, etc. Other services are also available to assist the disabled student to become employable.

Applications for such service should be directed to:

Texas Rehabilitation Commission

504 East Pine St.
Jacksonville, TX 75766
903.586.3526

Additional Financial Aid Information

Hardship Policy

Tuition Equalization Grant recipients not completing 24 hours in their first academic year and/or unable to acquire a 1.75 GPA may be the recipient of a hardship waiver. Hardships include but are not all inclusive: children at home, finances, a death in the family, family problems, military, illness, work and transfer from other colleges or universities.

Exceptions to the above penalties may be made by the Financial Aid Officer based upon documented data indicating unusual or unavoidable hardships which may influence the student’s ability to make satisfactory academic progress.

Standards Required

Students receiving scholarships/awards from the institution must meet specified academic, performance, and course attendance standards. Failure to satisfy the requirements of the scholarship may result in scholarship probation, reduction of scholarship amount or scholarship withdrawal.

Students receiving institutional scholarships (except ministerial part-time scholarships and online scholarship recipients who work) must enroll for at least twelve hours of associate-degree core courses each fall and spring term until core courses are completed. Some scholarships, discounts and grants may require at least fifteen hours of associate-degree core courses each fall and spring term until core courses are completed.

If a student remains on “Scholarship Probation” for two successive terms, the student may be placed on “Scholarship Withdrawal” for the next term.

“Scholarship Withdrawal” means that the student is not eligible for a Jacksonville College scholarship during the next term.