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Federal Student Aid (FSA)
Federal Student Aid at BBC
Federal Programs.*
The College has been approved by the U.S.
Department of Education to participate in the Pell Grant program, the
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) program, the Academic
Competitiveness Grant (ACG), and the Stafford Loan fund program.
Students may apply for Federal Student Aid by submitting the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) starting the January 1 prior to
the start of the school year (e.g. January 1, 2009 for the 2009-2010 school
year). If you would like to
apply for Federal Financial Aid, click on the following link (be sure to
include BBC's reporting code (015783) on your FAFSA to expedite processing):
Student Loans
If you would like to take out a student loan,
please click on the logo below to complete the quiz.
After you understand your rights and responsibilities about borrowing,
please go to
to select a lender. Once a lender has been chosen, you are ready to begin
the loan application process.
You may do so directly from the comparison
chart.
If you have been instructed to complete the Student Loan Exit counseling,
please click on the following logo.
To review the status of your
loan application and find answers to your financial aid questions, click
on this link:
To keep up-to-date on how much loan volume you have and contact information,
check this website: www.nslds.ed.gov.
Click on Financial Aid Review and follow the instructions. You will need to
know your government PIN.
State Programs.* Most state-guaranteed loans and grants are based on the
College's being approved by the U.S. Department of Education to participate
in the federal programs. You may be eligible for state assistance. Check
with your local high school advisor regarding what is available in your home
state.
Veterans and Social Security Assistance. Contact the nearest office of
Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration to obtain the
necessary certification of eligibility for assistance from these agencies.
Private Programs. Many churches, groups of churches, and other
organizations sponsor scholarship programs for students seeking a Bible
college education. Some information is available at the College, but you are
encouraged to investigate the availability of funds from your local church.
Click here
for scholarship suggestions.
Federal Student Aid Eligibility
New Students
To receive Federal Student Aid
funds, a student must be qualified to study at the postsecondary (college)
level according to federal regulations. In order to meet this requirement, a
student must:
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Have a high school diploma, or
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Have a recognized equivalent of
a high school diploma, such as a general education development or GED
certificate, or
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Have completed their secondary
(high school) education in a home school that is recognized by state law
in the student’s home state (see “Home School Students” below), or
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Have passed an
ability-to-benefit (ATB) test approved by the U.S. Department of Education
(see “Ability-To-Benefit” below).
A student who is eligible for
enrollment at Boise Bible College is not necessarily eligible for Federal
Student Aid. If you have questions about your eligibility, contact the BBC
Financial Aid Office.
Home
School Students
According to Federal Student Aid
regulations, home school graduates are not considered to have a high school
diploma or equivalent. However, home school graduates are eligible to
receive FSA funds if their secondary school education was in a home school
that state law recognizes as a home or private school. Some states issue a
secondary school completion credential to home school graduates, and such a
credential will satisfy FSA eligibility requirements. If a state-issued
credential is not available, a home school graduate will likely need to take
an approved ability-to-benefit test in order to be eligible to receive FSA
funds.
Ability-To-Benefit (ATB) Test
Students who do not have a high
school diploma or equivalent can still qualify for Federal Student Aid by
passing an “ability-to-benefit” test approved by the Department of
Education. Examples of approved ATB tests include the COMPASS and ASSET
tests administered by ACT or the Computerized Placement Test (CPT) and
Descriptive Test of Language Skills (DTSL) administered by College Board.
If it will be necessary for you
to take the ATB test to qualify for Federal Student Aid, contact the BBC
Financial Aid Office for information about approved tests and testing
procedures.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
To be eligible for Federal
Student Aid, a student must make satisfactory academic progress (SAP)
towards graduation. In order to meet this SAP requirement at Boise Bible
College, a student must:
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Have a C average (2.00
cumulative GPA) by the end of the second academic year, regardless of how
many credits have been attempted or completed.
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Be on pace to graduate within
150% of the published length of the program. This means that a student
enrolled full-time must be on pace to graduate within 6 years for a
Bachelors degree or 3 years for an Associates degree.
Students who do not meet these
federal rules will lose eligibility for Federal Student Aid funds.
Eligibility can be restored only by once again meeting these SAP
requirements.
Enrollment Status
To be eligible for Federal
Student Aid, a student at Boise Bible College must be enrolled no less than
half-time (6 credit hours). The student’s enrollment status (part-time vs.
full-time) affects the amount of Federal Student Aid a student may receive.
For Federal Student Aid purposes,
a student is considered full-time if they are enrolled for at least 12
credit hours in courses which fulfill a degree requirement. Courses which do
not fulfill a degree requirement include:
Other Issues Affecting
Eligibility
Violations of federal law could
affect a student’s eligibility for Federal Student Aid. Examples of this
include but are not limited to:
Receiving Federal Student Aid
Once you have filed a completed
FAFSA with the U.S. Department of Education, the BBC financial Aid Office
will inform you about your financial aid eligibility, including what
programs and funds may be available to you, if you enroll at Boise Bible
College. You are free to accept or refuse any financial aid offered to you
through Federal Student Aid.
Any FSA funds you accept will be
applied to your account at BBC. In order for these funds to be available by
registration, it is important that you apply early and respond to inquiries
by the BBC Financial Aid Office as quickly as possible.
Job Opportunities
You
may need to work part-time while at BBC. Jobs are available for those who
make a serious effort to find them but they often pay only minimum wage, and
public transportation is very limited in our area. Many stores, restaurants,
offices, and other businesses wish to hire BBC students because of their
good work records. Most afternoon and evening hours are free from classes to
facilitate student employment. The dean of students often has information
regarding employers seeking to hire BBC students.
*Details are found in BBC’s
Financial Aid Packet, available upon request from BBC’s financial aid
department.
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