Tuition & Aid
In this section:Title IV financial aid includes the Pell Grant, FSEOG, Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, and the PLUS Loan.
Class Attendance Requirements for Title IV Aid
Students who receive Title IV financial aid must attend class and failure to do so may result in revocation or reduction of your financial aid.
Students get financial aid based on their enrollment status and class attendance.
If you're not on the attendance form, talk to Student Financial Services to confirm before getting aid.
If you decide you are not going to attend classes, then you must officially withdraw from the College. You should not assume your classes will be dropped automatically.
Withdrawal from Classes or Cancellation of Schedule
If you drop or have your classes canceled after the regular drop/add period, talk to Student Financial Services. You may owe money.
If all your classes are canceled and you get a full refund, your financial aid will be canceled, and you must repay any aid received. To officially withdraw, go through the Admissions and Records Office or use Workday. You are not withdrawn automatically.
If you cancel classes before the drop/add deadline, you must drop them in Workday. Even if you haven’t received financial aid yet, aid may be added before your classes are removed. Don’t assume your classes will be dropped for you.
If you have a Bright Futures Scholarship (Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars, Gold Seal Vocational Scholars, or Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars) and you drop or withdraw from a class after the drop/add period, you must repay the cost of that class.
You can appeal this repayment if you have proof of serious or unusual circumstances. You’ll need documents from a doctor, counselor, psychologist, or minister. Contact TSC’s Scholarship Coordinator for help with filing an appeal.
Federal Return to Title IV Policy
Title IV financial aid includes the Pell Grant, FSEOG, Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, and the PLUS Loan.
If you receive any Title IV aid, you should meet with Student Financial Services before withdrawing from classes to see if you may owe money.
You earn part of your Title IV aid for each day you attend class. Once you complete more than 60% of the term, you are considered to have earned 100% of your aid.
If you withdraw from all classes before reaching 60.5% of the term, you may have to repay some or all of your aid. You may also owe money if you don’t finish any of your classes in a term where you received Title IV aid.
There is no appeal process for a Title IV repayment. If you owe money, you may not be able to re-enroll or receive more federal financial aid at any school.
Under federal rules, the school calculates how much aid you earned based on how much of the term you completed. Any aid you didn’t earn must be returned. Tuition and fees must also be returned, which creates a balance you must repay.
You have 45 days from the date the school notifies you to pay back the College. If you don’t pay in time, your balance will be sent to the U.S. Department of Education, and you’ll need to make payment arrangements with them.