Financial Aid FAQ
A Student Financial Services counselor will be glad to help you with any questions or concerns about paying for Monroe College. Some of the most frequently asked questions are below:
A. Citizens and permanent residents are eligible for financial aid. The amount of aid depends on a family's income, size and government formulas.
A. Yes. You must begin the application process each February. Go to How to Apply. Emails are sent to students to alert them to start the application process.
A. New Students: Deadlines vary depending on the semester a student enters. All applications are done on the web. Financial Aid Staff is always available to assist you through the process and make sure you meet all applicable deadlines.
Continuing Students: The FAFSA on the Web process begins each February (www.fafsa.ed.gov). The Student Financial Services Office has a computer lab set up for this purpose with trained professionals available to assist you.
Students should be prepared to complete the following year's FAFSA during the months of February and March .
A. The results of the FAFSA on the Web will allow Monroe College to package you with Federal Pell, Federal SEOG, NY State TAP and Federally Guaranteed Student Loans. It also allows us to consider you for Federal Work Study.
A. The FAFSA ON THE WEB initiates the process. Students complete TAP ON THE WEB as a part of the FAFSA process. In many cases that is all that has to be done. In other cases, students will be required to complete an ETA (Express TAP Application) that is generated by NYS (as a result of the FAFSA) and return it to the Financial Aid Office.
If you can answer "No" to ALL of the following questions, you are a dependent student and will need your parents'/stepparent's information (2006 income information, social security numbers, and dates of birth).
Were you born before 1/1/86?
Are you working on a Masters or Doctorate program?
Are you married?
Do you have children you support? (You must be providing more than half of the child's support between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010)
Do you have dependents other than children or a spouse that you support?( The dependent must be living with you and you must be providing more than half of his/her support between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010)
Are you an orphan or ward of the court?
Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
Are you on active Military Duty?
As of 2009/10
At any time since you turned 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court?
Are your or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?
Are you or were you in legal guardianship as determined by a court in our state of legal residence?
At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, you are dependent and will need your parents'/stepparents' information (2006 income information and social security numbers).
- Did you live with your parents for more than 6 weeks during 2008, 2009, and 2010?
- Were you or will you be claimed as a dependent on your parents' federal or state tax return for 2008 and 2009?
- Did you receive financial assistance of $750 from your parents during 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Please contact the Student Financial Services Office to arrange to speak with a counselor.
Please contact the Student Financial Services Office and we will work with you to correct the information.
Yes
A student must meet one of the following criteria:
Received New York Regents Diploma with Honors or Advanced Designation
OR
Completed the following courses with passing grades:
Four years of English
Three years of Social Studies
Three years of science (including at least two courses from biology, chemistry or physics)
Three years of math (including Algebra I and a higher level course such as algebra II geometry, or Data Analysis and Statistics
One year of a Foreign Language
OR
Two Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and test scores. Students must score 3 or higher on AP exams or 4 or higher on IB exams
