KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE

FINANCIAL AID PACKAGING POLICY                                    EFFECTIVE;         07/02

                                                                                                            Updated 03/09

            Since there are so many demands on Kennebec Valley Community College's (KVCC) limited financial aid resources, most individual financial aid packages will not meet 100% of the financial need calculated for each applicant.  Students who still have remaining unmet financial need after receiving all available assistance through KVCC are encouraged to apply to private sources for help. Applicants are required to notify the Financial Aid Office of all types and amounts of financial aid they expect to receive from outside sources *.

PACKAGING PROCEDURE

                STEP 1                                                                                                                  STEP 3

  Total Cost of Attendance**                                                                             Remaining Financial Need

- Expected Family Contribution***                                                                                - Federal Pell , FSEOG, FACG

= Beginning Financial Need                                                                               = Remaining Financial Need

                STEP 2                                                                                                                  STEP 4

   Beginning Financial Need                                                                                 Remaining Financial Need

- Financial Aid From Outside Sources*                                                           - SMGP, FWS, KVCC

= Remaining Financial Need                                                                             = Remaining Financial Need

STEP 5

  Remaining Financial Need

- Federal Stafford Student and/or Plus Loans

= Unmet Financial Need

   *Financial aid from outside sources includes all assistance (grants, loans, scholarships, direct payments, reimbursements, stipends, etc.), not provided by KVCC, that is intended to cover some part of the institutional or non-institutional costs of attendance for a student. Examples include, but are not limited to: awards from high schools, foundations, employers, medical institutions and organizations (i.e., Elks, Rotary, Ira Cobb, etc.); assistance from agencies (i.e., ASPIRE, Workforce Development, TRA, TAA, Vocational Rehabilitation, Veterans Administration.)

  **Cost of Attendance includes institutional costs (tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment) and

non-institutional cost (room, board, miscellaneous, personal, dependent care, transportation).

***Expected Family Contribution is calculated by the federal processing center according to formulas regulated by the federal government. Financial aid applicants provide information needed for this calculation when they complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which is required of everyone who applies for federal, state and KVCC financial assistance.