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Financial Aid
Financial aid is any source of funds accessible to assist
students in paying for the costs of a college education. If you think you
will need support beyond your own financial resources, whatever your family
situation, you are encouraged to apply for financial aid.
Most financial aid is based on verified financial
need and requires the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA).
Federal and state grants, loans, and work-study
are all need-based programs.
Scholarships are based on academic merit. You do not have to show financial
need to receive money through merit-based programs. Aid is phrased to be gift-aid
or self-help. Gift-aid includes grants, scholarships and tuition assistance.
Self-help aid includes work-study and loans that require the student to work
or borrow.
You may apply for financial aid via the Internet
or download and complete the Free Application
for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) (Get
it Now!) and mail in the envelope provided.
To be eligible for the Maine Student Incentive
Scholarship Program, FAFSA’s must
be received at the Department of Education no later than
May 1.
Financial Aid Checklist:
- Apply for admission, if you have not already done so;
- Gather your federal income tax forms;
- List WCCC’s Title IV code 009231;
- Read Instructions, Print legibly and in black ink or #2 pencil;
- Round to the whole dollar;
- If the answer to an item is “none”, “not applicable”, or “unkown”,
fill that item with a “0”;
- If there is a business income or loss on the federal income tax
return, list the value and debt of the business on the FAFSA;
- If you do not file electronically, photocopy your FAFSA application
for your records and submit copies of the student’s and/or parent’s federal income tax
returns to the Financial Aid Office;
- You will receive a Student Aid Report within six weeks;
- Review Student Aid Report and check for errors;
- Submit all corrections to WCCC Office of Financial Aid for faster
electronic service;
- Submit any documentation requested by the Financial Aid Office
(verification of untaxed income, statement of household size and number in college,
or tax records for student and spouse or student and parents.);
- Complete a WCCC Confidential
Financial Aid Application (Do
it Now!);
- Keep in contact with WCCC’s Financial Aid Office by telephone or email.
For a complete list of forms and
documents needed for financial aid, click
here. For more information, please contact
the Financial Aid Office at (207) 454-1033, or
by email to: fa@wccc.me.edu.
You may also call the Federal Student Aid Information
hotline (toll-Free) 1-800-4FED-AID or visit FAFSA’s
website.
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