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Diane J.
Goldsmith
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
dgoldsmith@ctdlc.org
- What is financial aid?
- What is the basis by which aid is determined?
- How can I determine if I meet the application criteria for financial aid?
- Who is a Demonstration Student?
- What is the Demonstration Program?
- What is the primary goal of the Demonstration Project?
- Which institutions are participating in the Demonstration Program?
- Can I receive financial aid?
- If I am a distance education student, how can apply for aid?
- What does it mean to matriculate?
- What is the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC)?
- Can I get Financial Aid for Credit-Free programs.
If your question wasn't answered here, please feel free to contact me at: dgoldsmith@ctdlc.org.
What is financial aid?
Financial aid is the monetary assistance provided to students to pursue
their academic goals.
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What is the basis by which aid is determined?
Financial assistance is provided to students based on "need." Need is defined as the difference between the cost of attendance and the student's and/or family's ability to pay.
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How can I determine if I meet the application criteria for financial aid?
You meet the application criteria if you meet one of the criteria of a demonstration student listed in "Who Is a Demonstration Student."
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Who is a Demonstration Student?
- A student who is enrolled in a distance education degree or certificate program.
- A student who is enrolled with 50% or more of his/her coursework delivered at a distance in a given semester.
- A student
who is using a consortium course as part of his/her certificate or degree
program.
What is the Demonstration Program?
The CTDLC has been selected as a Distance Education Demonstration Program Recipient under the 1998 amendment to the 1998 Higher Education Reauthorization Act. This program added the flexibility to provide Title IV student aid to distance education students.
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What is the primary goal of the Demonstration Project?
To open enrollment in distant offerings to new audiences, most importantly to underserved populations, and to enhance access to distance offerings through the extension of Financial Aid to distance learners.
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Which institutions are participating in the Demonstration Program?
- Asnuntuck CC
- Capital CC
- Central Connecticut State University
- Charter Oak State College
- Eastern Connecticut State University
- Gateway CC
- Housatonic CC
- Manchester CC
- Naugatuck Valley CC
- Northwestern Connecticut CC
- Norwalk CC
- Post University
- Quinebaug Valley CC
- Quinnipiac College
- Sacred Heart University
- Saint Joseph College
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Three Rivers CC
- Tunxis CC
- University Of Bridgeport
- University Of Connecticut
- University Of Hartford
- University Of New Haven
- Western Connecticut State University
Can I receive financial aid?
Yes, you can. If you meet any one of the following criteria:
- If you are enrolled in a program that is entirely at a distance.
- If 50% or more of your coursework is delivered at a distance in a given semester.
- If you are using a consortium course as part of your degree program.
If you meet any of the items listed above, you may be eligible
to receive financial aid if you are determined to have financial need.
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If I am a distance education student, how can apply for aid?
- You must be matriculated at a CTDLC member institution.
- You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- You must contact the "Home Institution" (the school in which the student is a degree or certificate candidate) to find out what document you need to submit in order to complete your financial aid file.
- You must
complete a Contractual/Consortium Agreement Form, if you would like
to be considered for aid for courses at a "Host Institution,"
(the school the where the student is enrolled or plans to enroll in
a Distance Learning course(s)/ on-site courses.
What does it mean to matriculate?
When you enroll in a school and begin to pursue one of its degree or certificate
programs, you have matriculated. This institution will grant you your
degree or certificate.
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What is the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC)?
The CTDLC is a collaborative effort by 30 Connecticut institutions of higher learning to deliver high quality, web-based education. In addition, 24 of the thirty members are participants in the Demonstration Program.
Can
I get Financial Aid for Credit-Free programs.
In general Credit-Free programs and courses are not eligible for most
state and federal financial aid. You may want to contact the institution
that is offering the course directly, to see if the course or program
is being offered under any special grant programs for which you might
be eligible.
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