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FINANCIAL AID
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Financial aid is available through the college for students who need nancial support in order to pursue their college education. e college provides assistance in the form of grants, scholarships, loans and part-time jobs. Except for scholarships, all programs require that a student show nancial need in order to qualify.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
For the Financial Aid programs listed, use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available at www.fafsa.gov. Carefully follow the directions provided. Undocumented students should use the California Dream Act application instead of the FAFSA. Applications for each new academic year are available online on Oct. 1. Deadlines for the various programs vary considerably. Generally, nancial assistance is provided as long as funds are available. Students are encouraged to call or visit the Financial Aid O ce for more information and to check the website frequently for updates.
ABILITY TO BENEFIT
Ability-to-benefit (ATB) options for establishing general student eligibility for federal student aid are eliminated for students who rst enroll in a program of study on or after July 1, 2012. All students seeking federal nancial aid will need to have a high school diploma, GED, or have been home-schooled in order to meet the academic quali cations for general eligibility.
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
e following programs are o ered at De Anza:
Loans■ Federal Direct Loan
■ Direct Plus Parent Loans
Part-time Jobs
■ Extended Opportunity Program Grant (EOPG)
■ Cal Grants B and C
■ Student Success Completion Grant Waivers
■ California College Promise Scholarships
Students may apply to a variety of scholarships using AcademicWorks in MyPortal. AcademicWorks personalizes scholarship recommendations for each student. The amounts and quali cations vary with each scholarship. Scholarships are o ered through the college, district and outside organizations.
AB 540 Students
Students admitted under AB 540 are eligible to apply for the California College Promise, Cal Grants and many private scholarships.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMS
The office of International Student Programs (ISP) addresses the needs of De Anza’s international (F-1 Visa) students and helps them adjust to their lives in the United States. Prospective and degree-seek- ing international students are encouraged to contact the o ce, visit the campus and view ISP’s website.
ISP has a professional, multilingual sta who are well informed about educational development, personal and financial planning, cross-cultural issues, immigration rules and regulations, and community programs and resources. e international student counselors assist international students in designing their educational plans and prepare students for their transfer to a four-year university to continue their undergraduate education.
Each quarter, ISP organizes an orientation program for all new international students that covers a wide range of topics, including placement tests, health issues, academic skills, personal safety, banking and transportation. ISP also conducts numerous workshops throughout the academic year on a broad range of topics such as employment, transfers to four-year universities and F-1 immigration rules. To help international students in their adjustment to life in the Bay Area and the United States, ISP organizes a selection of social and cultural programs and activities. To protect international students from the high costs of medical care in the U.S., all F-1 students are required to purchase and subscribe to the international student health insurance selected by the Foothill- De Anza Community College District. Location: Registration and Student
Services Building, 2nd oor Telephone: 408.864.8826
Email: dainternational@deanza.edu Website: deanza.edu/international
Location: Voicemail: Email: Website:
Baldwin Winery Building 408.864.8718 nancialaid@deanza.edu deanza.edu/ nancialaid/ apply
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Grants
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Federal Work Study Program
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (SEOG)
Federal Pell Grant
HEALTH SERVICES
Student Health Services provides a variety of con dential, free and low-cost services. Free services include first aid, blood pressure checks, TB testing, u shots, over-the-counter medicines, smoking cessation, pregnancy tests, condoms and health education information. Short-term psychological and personal counseling services are also provided free of charge. Services at reduced cost include well- woman exams, physical exams, birth control, emergency contraception and immunizations.
Location: Hinson Campus Center (Lower level)
Telephone: 408.864.8732
Website: deanza.edu/healthservices
HOUSING
De Anza does not have housing facilities, but the O ce of College Life maintains a website listing resources for available hous- ing. De Anza does not supervise or assume responsibility for any housing facility. Visit the website for more information and to search through the housing ads.
Website: deanza.edu/housing
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