Types of Aid
Federal Grants
Federal Pell Grant (PELL)
This grant is designed to help undergraduate, pre-baccalaureate students continue their education. The purpose of this program is to provide eligible students with a "foundation" of financial aid to assist with the costs of attending college. All students applying for financial assistance through a Dallas County Community College must apply for a Federal Pell Grant first, through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The U.S. Department of Education uses the data reported on the FAFSA in a formula established by Congress to deremined a student's financial need for the Pell Grant. Students who are in default or overpayments with any federal financial aid program are not eligible to receive a Pell Grant until the default/overpayment is resolved. Pell Grant recipients within the Dallas County Community College District must be enrolled in at least one credit hour and must comply with the satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy for federal aid.
Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG or AC Grant)
Academic Competitveness Grants are awarded to students who recently graduated from high school with the Texas Recommended or Distinguished Curriculum (or in some cases, an equivalent) and who are enrolled in an associate degree program of study. Other eligibility requirements include full-time enrollment, maintaining a 3.0 GPA and receiving a Pell Grant.
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
This grant is awarded to students with exceptional financial need. SEOG funds are limited and priority for the award is given to students who receive a Federal Pell Grant with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of zero. Eligiblity for SEOG is determined with the data reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students who are in default or overpayments with any federal financial aid program are not eligible to receive a Pell Grant until the default/overpayment is resolved. SEOG recipients within the Dallas County Community College District must be enrolled in at least one credit hour and must have a Pell Grant award.
Texas Public Education Grants (TPEG)
These grants have limited funding and are awarded to students who:
TEXAS Grant
The purpose of this program is to provide a grant of money to enable well-prepared, eligible students to attend public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education in Texas. The priority in making awards is to provide continued funding to recipients already enrolled in the program who are in college and are making progress toward their degrees. For the past several years, state funding has not been adequate to make new awards to all entering freshman who are otherwise eligible for the grant. Eligibility does not guarantee that a grant will be awarded.
JET Scholarships (Jobs and Education for Texans
JET Scholarships are available for students seeking professional registration, certification or licensure in high-demand occupations, where a certificate or an associate degree is a basic prerequisite for such registration, certification or licensure. These scholarships may only be used for tuition, fees and state exam or certification fees.
Students who are awarded JET Career and Technical Scholarship Fund scholarships must be:
- permanent and legal residents of the United States,
- able to demonstrate financial aid
- and enrolled in a training program leading to high-demand occupations.
To apply, you must complete the
JET application/release form (PDF - 35KB) and self-certify that you are not receiving aid from any other JET-funding programs. You also will need to submit the
Prequalification Checklist for JET Scholarship (PDF - 35KB) to the Financial Aid Office.
Educational Aide Exemption
To address its growing need for more qualified teachers, the state of Texas created a program that covers tuition and some fees for educational aides who enroll in college to become certified Texas teachers. The exemption may only be used at public colleges or universities.
To apply for an Education Aide Exemption, you must:
- be a Texas resident.
- have applied for financial aid to the college you plan to attend, inlcuding filing the FAFSA, or by qualifying on the basis of adjusted gross income (AGI). The institution will determined wheter or not the AGI method will be accepted.
- Have been employed full-time an educational aide for at lesat one of the past five school years or as a substitute teacher for 180 of the past five school years preceding the term for which you are awarded your initial exemption.
- Be employed in some capacity by a school district in Texas during the full term for which you receive the award unless granted a hardship waiver as described in Section 21.1089 of program rules.
- Enroll in courses leading to teacher certification.
- Register for the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement.
- Meet academic requirements established by the college or university.
For more information, visit the College for All Texasn website.
Scholarships
Brookhaven College is strongly committed to providing accessible higher education for our community.
Scholarship funds are abundant and are awarded on the basis of a wide variety of criteria, for
instance:
- merit
- leadership
- academic achievement
- achievement test scores
- career choice
- heritage
Collegiate scholarships are posted on the bulletin board outside the Financial Aid Office and/or on
this page below. Throughout the academic year, the Financial Aid Office receives scholarship
information from private organizations within the community. There also are many scholarships only
available through the
DCCCD Foundation.
Loans
In order to participate in the Federal Loan program, students must complete the following:
Loan Exit Counseling
Borrowers must complete a loan exit counseling session during the last semester before transferring or leaving the college that awarded the student's loans. You may complete the loan exit counseling online at www.studentloans.gov.
For more information regarding your loans visit the Department of Education's website at National Student Loan Data System(NSLDS)
Work-Study Programs
To apply for on-campus student employment positions, a financial aid application is necessary to
determine whether wages are paid from the need-based Federal Work-Study Program or from institutional
funds. Usually students are paid minimum wage, currently $7.70 per hour and may work no more than 18.5
hours per week.
Many on-campus jobs are available, but students must apply, interview and be selected by a hiring unit.
To seek employment, review the job openings that are posted on the Web
and also outside the Financial Aid Office. Students should then complete the
FCWS APPLICATION and e-mail it to Pam Lucas. Please follow up with Pam Lucas in the
Financial Aid office on either Tuesday mornings, between 8:30 a.m. and noon, or on Thursday, between 1 and 5 p.m., in
regards to your application. Work-study students are required to set up a direct deposit account with
a bank in order to receive their pay.
AmeriCorps gives students opportunities to receive funds in exchange for service to the community. To read
more about the program, visit
the AmeriCorps Web site.
Speak with a Financial Aid Office representative to explore possible AmeriCorps work assignments.
To seek employment, review the Job Openings that are posted on the web and also outside the Financial Aid Office.
Continuing Education
Enrolling in continuing education courses? Ask about
Texas Public Education Grants, TPEG.
Also, continuing education students can apply for an alternative loan through various lenders.
