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FAQ
Top Ten Questions Asked by Students
- What do I complete for grants and loans?
- What do I do with this Student Aid Report (SAR)?
- What do I do with the letter I received from the Financial Aid Office?
- When is the best time to apply for scholarships?
- When can I get my grant or loan check?
- What is your school code?
- How long is it going to take?
- What do I do with the promissory note?
- When can I apply for Financial Aid in the summer?
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1. What do I complete for grants and loans?
Answer: The Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You fill out the application using your
prior year's tax information and mail the application or file it online. The
response can take from 2-6 weeks. You will receive a Student Aid Report from
the Department of Education and a letter from TJC. For more information
on filing the FAFSA, click
here.
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Answer: First, check
to see if the SAR has been calculated. Find your EFC on the letter (first
page) of the SAR. If there is a number by "EFC" the SAR has
been processed. Next, check the college listing to see if TJC is listed
on your application. Finally, you need to check each question on the
application to see if there are any corrections that you need to make. If
there are, you must correct the information, sign, and mail the SAR to the
address listed.
- If there is no EFC number, the SAR needs corrections. (Which we can do electronically)
- If our school is not listed on the SAR, contact the Department of Education at (800) 433-3243 and have TJC added to the list.
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Answer: Refer to the web site that it references and read all information. During this process you will download a packet of information to TURN INTO the Financial Aid Office.
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Answer: The January, February,and March months before the Fall semester you plan to attend.
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Answer: Grant remainder amount checks are not released until 30 to 40 days after the first day of class. If it is past the 30 to 40 day mark, then it should be the next printing day (call 903-510-2385 for the print days). Loans take approximately 3 - 4 weeks to arrive. You must have your promissory note to the lender before we can receive the funds. You can also contact your lender to get a disbursement date. (Please note: the disbursement date is not the date you will get your check. It takes a few days to be posted to your account and then a check will be released on the next printing day.) For our lender list, click here.
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Answer: Tyler Junior
College's School Code is 003648.
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(All times are tentative and assuming everything is correct and/or complete)
Answer:
- If you are sending in a FAFSA -- 2 - 6 weeks till you get your SAR.
- If you have made corrections on your SAR -- 10 days to 2 weeks until we receive corrections back.
- If you have just turned in a your forms -- 2 to 6
weeks to be reviewed then an award letter sent out.
- If you turn in a loan application -- normally takes
3 weeks for the funds to come from the lender. (The first week of classes
is usually the first loan disbursement date).
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Answer: The promissory note is basically your loan application with the lender. The promissory note should be mailed to the bank that you have chosen as your lender or electronically signed on Loans by Web to your lender. If you receive the promissory note in the mail, usually it will include a mailing address for your lender. If not, please contact Texas Guaranteed at (800) 845-6267.
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Answer: You must be Pell eligible to apply. There is a one page form that you have to fill out online at finaid.tjc.edu on a designated day each year. You must be registered for your classes before filling out the summer application. You must have a FAFSA on file with TJC. We use this form to check your eligibility for the summer terms. Please refer to Summer Financial Aid link on our main webpage. WE DO NOT OFFER STUDENT LOANS IN THE SUMMER.
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