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The financial aid program at Roane State Community College is designed to aid students who would find it difficult or impossible to attend college without financial assistance. Roane State offers a comprehensive program of financial aid in the form of scholarships, work study, grants and loans. Major emphasis is placed upon financial need, academic achievement, character, and promise of future success. For assistance with your Financial Aid needs you may call toll free 1-866-462-7722 ext. 4545 or 1-865-354-3000 ext. 4545.

The basis for determining financial need is the result of an analysis of the parents’ and/or student’s resources as provided by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, the Department of Education has reduced the number of paper applications accepted; therefore, students MUST access the form online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. All campuses will have FAFSA on the Web Worksheets to assist families in filling out the application.

Eligibility for financial aid is based on financial need, availability of funds and ability to maintain satisfactory progress. To qualify a student must:

Submit the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine financial need.
Submit verifying documents if requested by the Financial Aid Office.
Be admitted to attend or currently attending Roane State in an approved degree or certificate program.
Meet Roane State’s satisfactory progress standards as noted in a later section.

Roane State encourages students to apply early for Federal financial aid. May 15 is the priority deadline for applying for the fall semester. FAFSA applications received and files completed by that date will be given first consideration in the allocation of Federal financial aid funds. Completed files received after May 15 will be accepted and awards made to eligible students on a first come, first serve basis as long as funds are available. Financial Aid files completed by June 1 will be processed by the beginning of fall term. All others will be processed by date order.

Although Roane State participates in the electronic correction of financial aid applications, we do not want to encourage students to wait until the last minute to file; therefore, initial applications received within the week prior to official registration will be processed only as time allows. These students may be required to pay for tuition and fees, then be reimbursed if they qualify for financial assistance at a later date.