Financial FAFSA School
Code: 006305
The majority of Central Maine Medical Center
College of Nursing and Health Professions students receive need based financial
aid. Institutional based scholarships as
well as Federal and State financial programs are available to assist students
in meeting their educational expenses.
Any student enrolled in Central Maine Medical
Center College of Nursing and Health Professions, who qualifies for financial
assistance, will receive aid to the extent funds are available. The amount of actual aid awarded depends upon
the financial need of the individual student, and, therefore, will reflect the
student and/or family’s financial circumstances. All such information is strictly
confidential.
In general, a student is eligible for financial
assistance at Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health
Professions if he or she:
- is
a citizen of the United
States or is an eligible non-citizen;
- is
not in default on a previous loan;
- does
not owe a refund on a previous grant or scholarship;
- has
not previously earned a baccalaureate degree [only applies to Pell and
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)];
- is
making satisfactory academic progress; and demonstrates financial need.
Financial need is the difference between costs
(tuition and fees, room, board, student uniforms, books, supplies, travel and
personal expenses) and the amount of money the student and/or the student’s
family can afford to pay, as determined by a standard formula, established by
Congress, and approved by the Secretary of Education. The amount is referred to as the Federal
Methodology and the calculation is: Cost
of Attendance–EFC = Need.
The basis for figuring the Expected Family
Contribution is completion of the “Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). The information provided on the
FAFSA determines the expected family contribution and these results, in
conjunction with the College’s Financial Aid Information Form, are used to determine
a student’s financial need. A Financial
Aid Professional Judgment will be done only in a most unusual situation.
Students that wish to apply for financial aid
should submit the FAFSA to the Federal Processor of the U.S. Department of
Education by May 1st to meet all scholarship and grant deadlines. Students are required to apply on-line at www.FAFSA.ed.gov. Students are required to reapply for
financial aid for each academic year they wish to be considered for. A Financial Aid Transcript (FAT) from all
colleges or universities previously attended is required.
Independent
Student Status
To qualify for independent status, Central Maine
Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions students must be
financially independent of their parents, and meet the Department of
Education’s criteria of independence.
A
student is considered to be automatically independent if he or she:
- is
24 years old by December 31st of the award year;
- is
a veteran of the United States Armed Forces;
- is
an orphan or ward of the court;
- has
legal dependents other than a spouse; or
- is
married.
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