STUDENT INFORMATION

PLEASE ANSWER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

Request For Income Documentation

As we are funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, and for grant compliance, we require supporting documentation to verify your eligibility for our program.  Please take a moment to read and complete the information below.  We assure you that this information will be kept confidential and will only be reviewed by the TRIO-SSS Staff.

Please provide the TRIO-SSS program with a signed copy of the Most Recent Federal Income Tax Return Form or Your Student Aid Report. You may also document your income information by completing the information below and signing this document.

I affirm that the financial documentation I am voluntarily submitting to the TRIO-SSS program is true to the best of my knowledge.

PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED ONLY IF YOU ARE A DEPENDENT

For Federal Financial Aid purposes, a student may be considered DEPENDENT if she/he can answer NO TO ALL of the following questions at the time she/he completes and signs the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):

• Will you be 24 or older by December 31 of the school year for which you are applying for financial aid?
• Will you be working towards a masters or doctorate degree (such as MA,MBA,MD,JD,PhD,EdD, etc.)?
• Are you married or separated but not divorced?
• Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you?
• Do you have dependents (other than children or a spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you?
• At any time since you turned age 13, were both of your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a ward of dependent of the court?
• Are you an emancipated minor or are you in a legal guardianship as determined by a court?
• Are you an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?
• Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for purposes other than training?
• Are you a veteran of the U.S. armed forces?

If you answered YES to one or more of the questions above, then for federal student aid purposes, you are considered to be an INDEPENDENT student and will not need to provide information about your parents.

If you answered No to all of the questions above, then for federal student aid purposes, you are considered to be a DEPENDENT student, and must provide information about your parents. 

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College – TRIO SSS Photo Release

Authorization and Verification

1. I understand that the TRIO-SSS program is funded through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education and required to verify my eligibility utilizing the information included in this application & supporting documents.
2. I hereby authorize Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s TRIO-SSS staff to obtain academic, financial, and other information pertinent to my participation in the TRIO-Student Support Services program.
3. I understand that my application and its contents will be kept in a file at the TRIO-SSS program office, and will be kept confidential in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
4. I also understand that the TRIO-SSS program is not responsible for any grades I receive. The program is only responsible for the clarification of subject matter and for suggestions on how to improve my chances for success.
5. I understand that the completion of this form does NOT guarantee acceptance into the TRIO-SSS program.
6. I certify that the information contained herein is true and completed to the best of my knowledge.
7. I understand that I should maintain an open mind and positive attitude towards students, peer tutors/coaches, and other TRIO-SSS staff members.
8. Be a responsible student and adhere to Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Student Conduct Code.
9. I understand that once I am accepted into the TRIO-SSS program, I have a participant obligation to update my files as requested by the program and remain in active status.
10. If for any reason the Director feels that your participation is detrimental to the program or other students, you will be dismissed/removed.

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, disability, national or ethnic origins in the administration of admissions policies, educational policies, scholarships and loan programs, and other college administered programs.