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COLLINS
CAREER CENTER
● HOW
TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID ●
“FAFSA
ON THE WEB”
www.fafsa.ed.gov
Note: filing the FAFSA is free so if you are asked to pay a
fee, you are at the wrong web site
School
Code: 015524
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Step #1 |
Go to
www.fafsa.ed.gov;
go to the middle of the page and click on “filling out a
FAFSA” then follow the page by page instructions to
complete the FAFSA for 2007-08. The Collins Career
Center school code is 015524; note: please print
any and all pages (you may be asked to bring these to your
appointment); |
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Step #2 |
You
will need a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to submit
your signature page once you have completed the FAFSA
on-line; therefore, if you do not have a PIN or have lost
or forgotten your PIN, please request one. When promoted
by the FAFSA form or go to
www.pin.ed (see back for instructions); |
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Step #3 |
Gather
your 2006 income information; (such as Federal Tax
Returns, Workers Compensation statements, Unemployment
statements, Welfare benefits statements, Social Security
statements, etc); you will use this information to
complete the FAFSA. |
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Step #4
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Please
wait at least one week from the date that you completed
your FAFSA on-line, contact the Financial Aid Office at
(740) 867-6641; Ext. 402 or Ext. 410, to schedule an
appointment to review your eligibility for Financial Aid. |
What to
do if you don’t have a computer
If you do not have a computer
at home, you may use the Collins Career Center computer lab or
your local library.
How to
submit your signature page
as indicated above, you must
have a PIN in order to submit your signature electronically,
to the Department of Education for processing. Once you have
provided your signature electronically, please wait at least
one week before scheduling your appointment with the Financial
Aid Office.
What
to do if you mailed your FAFSA
if you mailed your FAFSA for
processing instead of filing on-line, you will need to wait
until you receive your processed application; which will be
3-5 pink pages called a SAR, then contact the Financial
Aid office to schedule an appointment (you will need to
bring your SAR to your appointment).
DON’T FORGET..!!!
Once you have completed your FAFSA; you must schedule
an appointment with the Financial Aid office to review the
results. Your FAFSA will not be made available to Collins
Career Center until you schedule your appointment. This MUST
be done BEFORE you start your program of
training.
PIN Information
The PIN serves as your
electronic signature and provides access to your personal
information in various U.S. Department of Education systems.
It's like the Personal Identification Number (PIN) that you
get from your bank that enables you to access your account.
Anyone--including parents of dependent students--who has a
valid Social Security Number and is a U.S. Citizen or eligible
non-citizen may apply for a PIN. Because you can use your PIN
to sign your financial aid documents, you should keep it in a
safe place. Do not give or entrust it to anyone,
even
if that person or organization is helping you fill out your FAFSA.
After completing a FAFSA on
the Web application, you and your parents--if you are a
dependent student--will need to sign your application. We
cannot process your FAFSA until we receive your signature(s).
Using a PIN to sign your application electronically is by far
the fastest and most reliable way to sign your application.
Each year that you apply for
financial aid you can use your PIN to access and
electronically sign your FAFSA, saving time and effort in the
process. Since the PIN is your, and your parents', own
personal electronic signature, you can use them to sign your
application electronically every year. You and your parents do
not need to apply for a new PIN from one year to the next. Go
to the PIN site and Select “Activate My PIN”.
How to
request a PIN
You can apply at the U.S.
Department of Education's
PIN site,
www.pin.ed.gov,
by selecting
PIN Request and
Information followed by
Apply for PIN.
Once you
successfully complete a request, the U.S. Department of
Education will e-mail or mail you a PIN, depending on
whether you and your parents provided them with an e-mail
address. It will take approximately 1-3 business days after
you request your PIN for you to receive an e-mail
notification with instructions on how to retrieve it
electronically, or 7-10 days to receive it in the mail via
the U.S. Postal Service.
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