决定你的资格

Springfield Technical Community 大学 follows the U.S. 教育部 guidelines in administering its financial aid programs. Simply stated, the formula used to determine eligibility is:

Cost of Attendance - 学生 Aid Index = 金融援助 Need

学生 Financial Services determines your cost of attendance. The 学生 Aid Index (SAI) is determined by information supplied on your FAFSA and calculated according to guidelines of the national "need-analysis" process established by the U.S. 教育部. The following factors are considered during need-analysis:

  • 家庭收入;
  • 家庭成员人数;
  • Number of family members attending college on at least a half-time basis;
  • Family assets, excluding the primary residence

Any aid received from outside sources such as private scholarships, 实施奖励, and alternative loans will affect your financial need as these are also considered resources in determining your aid eligibility.

Determining Dependent or Independent Status

Financial aid eligibility is based on your resources and those of your parents, 如果你是一个独立的学生. 如果你是独立的, your eligibility is based on your (and your spouse's, (如果适用)资源. You are considered an independent student only if you can answer "yes" to any of the following criteria:

  • Were you born before January 1, 1999?
  • 从今天起，你结婚了吗? (Answer "Yes" if you are separated but not divorced)
  • At the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, will you be working on a master's or doctorate program (such as an MA, 工商管理硕士, MD, JD, 博士学位, EdD, 或者毕业证书, 等.)?
  • Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. 武装部队 for purposes other than training?
  • 你是美国的老兵吗.S. 武装部队?
  • Do you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2022, 及六月三十日, 2023?
  • Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their support from you, 从现在到6月30日, 2023?
  • 当你13岁以上的时候, 你的父母都去世了吗, 你被寄养了吗, or were you a dependent/ward of the court?
  • Are you or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?
  • Are you or were you in legal guardianship as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?
  • 在七月一日或之后的任何时间, 2021, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
  • 在七月一日或之后的任何时间, 2021, did the director of an emergency shelter program funded by the U.S. Department of 住房 and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
  • 在七月一日或之后的任何时间, 2021, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?