Investing in Your Future

The fundamental aim of the financial aid program at Okefenokee Technical College (OTC) is to make post-secondary education possible for students who would be denied an education because of inadequate finances. The Financial Aid staff is willing and ready to help students apply for the appropriate financial aid programs.

Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available to help eligible students pay for educational expenses at OTC. Application for financial aid is done online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Grant programs operate on an award year basis beginning July 1 and ending June 30. Applications for aid must be completed each award year.

*Note: Financial aid applications submittedafter the financial aid deadline of the term will be processed, but funds may not be available on the first day of classes to apply towards tuition and fees or to purchase books.

Eligibility Requirements
To apply for most types of financial aid, the student must:

• Have completed or left high school
• Be at least 16 years of age
• Have earned a high school diploma or equivalent, or demonstrated the Ability to Benefit (ATB) from a particular course of study.
• Pursue a degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit in an eligible course of study
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Demonstrate financial need (Pell)
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress
• Register with Selective Service, if required
• Not be in default of a student loan or owe a refund on previously received grant monies
• Agree to use any funds received for educationally related purposes only
• Certify that they will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession or use of controlled substances (under penalty of law)
• Present a valid Student Aid Report, which OTC will use to determine eligibility and the expected family contribution.

For more information about Financial Aid, please feel free to call (912) 287-5819, email Ms. Angie Wilson at awilson@okefenokeetech.edu, or write the financial aid office at Okefenokee Technical College, Financial Aid, 1701 Carswell Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31503.