Financial Aid

Hours of Operation

Financial Aid counselors are available to assist you on:

Monday and Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. – Noon

Location

Aiken Technical College (ATC) is located on U.S. Highways 1 and 78 near the Aiken County Career Center and the Midland Valley Preparatory School. The ATC Financial Aid Office (FAO) is located in room 303.

Contact Information

Our mailing address is Aiken Technical College, Financial Aid Office, P.O. Drawer 696, Aiken, SC 29802. You may contact us by phone at (803) 593-9954 or (800) 246-6198 (Aiken County only), or by fax at (803) 593-6526.

Title IV School Code

010056

Our Mission

The mission of the Financial Aid Office is to educate students and prospective students regarding financial aid resources and to provide qualified applicants with financial aid in order to assist with their cost of education at Aiken Technical College.

Statement of Good Practice

The ATC FAO adheres to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ Statement of Good Practice in the administration of all programs and in the disclosure of information to other parties.

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

A student or parent of a dependent student has the right to inspect and review financial aid records pertaining to the student. This information may not be disclosed except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without written consent.

Principles of Financial Aid

Students who have satisfactory academic records and are in need of aid may qualify for financial assistance. Although the primary responsibility for financing an education remains with students and their families, ATC participates in several programs designed to supplement the family contribution in order to meet the financial need of the student.

The primary principles of administering financial aid programs are:

Financial aid is designed to provide financial help to students who need additional resources to pursue their education and career objectives.
Aid may take the form of a job, grant, scholarship, or a combination of any of these.
Aid is based upon the student’s ability to make satisfactory progress according to the College’s Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress (SAP), and
Financial aid can be reviewed and cancelled at any time due to changes in the financial or in the academic status of the student as determined by the FAO.

How to Apply

Financial Literacy

To learn about effective money management and take a free online course follow this link to the National Student Loan Program’s financial literacy Web site: www.nslpflonline.org