Financial Aid
The Financial Aid staff at BC3 welcomes you. This site provides information about grants, loans, work-study and scholarship opportunities. We hope this information assists you in understanding how we can help you with your educational costs.
Are You New To Financial Aid ?
Learn more about the Financial Aid application process and how to apply for Financial Aid
Have You Been There and Done That?
Then check out these websites
What's going on:
- On Novermber 17, stop in the Financial Aid Office for more information on the new way you will receiveyour spring financial aid refund, and enjoy some doughnuts and coffee compliments of the Financial Aid Office staff.
- Email - Beginning Spring 2009, The Financial Aid Office will be sending correspondence via MyBC3 email.
- Create a "mybc3" e-mail account (Directions).
- Check it on a regular basis.
- Disbursements-for Spring 2009
- Processing of you Financial aid takes 4-6 weeks. To ensure your financial aid is ready to be disbursed the 2nd week of class, your FAFSA and all documentation must be complete and submitted to our office by November 15.
- All Stafford Loans for first time borrowers are disbursed 30 days after the start of the semester.
- All PHEAA State Grants are disbursed by the semester mid-term.
- Bills: Tuition is due for the Spring 2009 semester December 12.
- If you have Financial Aid "in process" your schedule will be held without payment until financial aid is applied to your account.
- It is your respnsiblity to keep track of and pay any remaining tuition balance after financial aid is applied.
We are moving!
In Summer 2009, the Financial Aid Office will be relocating to the new Student Success Center. In order to prevent any delays in your 2009-10 Financial Aid, be sure to submit your FAFSA and all paperwork to our office as soon as you complete your 2008 federal taxes.
Meet the Staff:
Hey, we've all been there. Every employee in the Financial Aid Office was and/or is a student. We have all played the balancing act of research papers, family life, and finances. Our goal is to use our own experiences to offer the best services to you...our students.
Julianne Louttit
Director of Financial Aid
724.287.8711 Ext. 8345
"I began working in Financial Aid while I was a college student participating in the Federal Work-Study Program. My first job after graduation was at Point Park College in the Financial Aid Department. I then worked at Computer Tech Proprietary School in Financial Aid, and now have been at BC3 for 11 years in the Financial Aid Office."
Stella Smith
Associate Director of Financial Aid
724.287.8711 Ext. 8335 and Ext. 8422 (Veteran's Assistance)
"I started in the Financial Aid Office 21 years ago as a work-study student. I was hired in 1988 as a secretary. I completed my Associate's Degree while working full-time. Ten years later, I moved up to the Assistant Director of Financial Aid. In January of 2007, I moved up to Associate Director of Financial Aid. I am currently working on my Bachelor's Degree through Franklin University while being a full-time Mom"
Becky Smith
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
724.287.8711 Ext. 8348
"I started out as a student worker in 1998, and never left the office. I graduated from BC3 in 2000 with an Associate's Degree in Office Administration, and am now pursuing my Bachelor's Degree through Franklin University."
Karen Grossman
Financial Aid Assistant
724.287.8711 Ext. 8474
"I began working in Financial Aid as a work-study student. After graduating from BC3 in 1993, I worked briefly in a grant program before being hired by the Financial Aid Office. Including my time as a work-study, I have been in Financial Aid almost 16 years."
Jennifer Dumbaugh
Financial Aid Assistant
724.287.8711 Ext. 8243
"I graduated from BC3 in 2001 with an Associate's Degree in Office Administration. I worked as a secretary at a middle school for six years, and came here in May 2007."
Tawnie Kile
Secretary Financial Aid
724.287.8711 Ext. 8328
"After enrolling at BC3 as a full time student my first semester, I began working as a student employee in the Financial Aid Office. With the knowledge I aquired as a work-study, I applied and was hired as the part time secretary in 2006. While continuing to work, I earned my Associate Degree in Elementary Education. While I am very grateful for the knowledge I have gained, I do genuinely enjoy working in the Financial Aid Office."
