Education after high
school is a considerable investment of time, money, and effort. It may be the
biggest investment most students will make in a lifetime of work and study.
Students should carefully evaluate the higher education options available to
them. In addition, students have the right to know certain things, including the
following:
- Check the school's
accreditation. (A copy of the accreditation letter for Dodge City Community
College is on file in the Student Financial Assistance Office.)
- Personally find out about
the school's programs. (This information is located in the Dodge City
Community College Catalog.)
- Find out about student
financial assistance. (Read this document and the US Department of Education
Student Guide.)
- Find out what student
financial assistance is available including federal, state, local, private,
and institutional. (Read this document and visit the Student Financial
Assistance Office.)
- Find out how the school
selects student financial aid recipients. (Read this document. For more
detailed information, you may have a personal interview with a Student
Financial Assistance Advisor in the Student Financial Assistance Office.)
- Find out about the school's
procedures and deadlines. (Read this document.)
- Find out how the school
determines financial need. (Read this document.)
- Find out how financial need
is met. (Read this document.)
- Find out how the school
determines each type and amount of assistance a student receives. (Read this
document. For more detailed information you may have a personal interview with
a Student Financial Assistance Advisor in the Student Financial Assistance
Office.)
- If you believe that a
mistake has been made in your award package, you may request consideration in
writing to the Associate Director of Student Financial Assistance.
- Find out how the school
determines whether or not a student is making satisfactory academic progress.
(Read this document.)
- Find out about the current
interest rates on Federal Family Education Loan program loans. (This
information is available in the Student Financial Assistance Office.)
- Find out about Federal
Work-Study jobs, hours, duties, rate of pay, and method of payment. (This
information is available in the Student Financial Assistance Office.)
- Find out about the school's
student financial assistance personnel. (Read this document.)
- Find out about the school's
refund policy. (Read this document.)
If you have any
questions, please call or visit the Student Financial Assistance Office
STUDENT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE OFFICE
The Dodge City Community
College Student Financial Assistance Office is located on the main level of the
Student Union.