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2024-2025 PA STATE GRANT ALERT

Delay in 2024-25 PA State Grant Awarding

PHEAA states that the release of PA State Grant award and eligibility information to students and colleges will begin in September, at which time the Financial Aid team will do further reviews (as required by PHEAA) and, for eligible students, begin applying PA State Grants awards to students’ accounts.  Estimated PA State Grant awards can be found on your myBC3 account under Financial Aid “My Awards”.   

 

Financial Aid

The Financial Aid Office will help you pursue all available forms of financial assistance to bridge the gap between the cost of college and your available resources such as:

Financial Aid Special Circumstances  

If you or a family member have experienced a significant change in income due to job loss, death of a parent or spouse, or significant medical expenses you may be eligible for a special circumstances appeal regarding your financial aid. If you would like more information, please contact our office at 724-284-8509 regarding the special circumstances process.

Foster students are eligible for additional aid and grants including the Chafee Grant.  To discuss Financial Aid questions, please contact Brandy Huff at 724-287-8711 ext. 8035 or brandy.huff@bc3.edu 

Financial Aid Resources

  • PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency)  PA Student Aid Guide - stay up to date on everything financial aid.
  • FSA ID Personal Tracker - Use the FSA ID Personal Tracker to write down and secure your FSA ID. You and/or your Parent will need to keep this information to access Dept. Of Education websites or to sign electronically. This tool is not required and for personal and confidential use only. Do not share your FSA ID.

Summer Financial Aid

BC3 offers and participates in financial aid programs during the summer term. Summer offers begin mid-April and are disbursed after the start of summer terms as students qualify. The following participating programs are: Federal Pell Grants, Federal Work Study, Federal and Private Loans, Outside Scholarships and Veteran benefits.   The Book Allowance program is not offered in the summer sessions.

Complete the Correct FAFSA

  • The 2024-2025 FAFSA applies to Fall 2024 (August-December), Spring 2025 (January-May), and Summer 2025 (May-August) and will use your 2022 federal tax information.
  • The 2025-2026 FAFSA applies to Fall 2025 (August - December), Spring 2026 (January-May), and Summer 2026 (May-August) and will use your 2023 federal tax information.  This FAFSA should be available to complete in December 2024.

Apply for financial aid in 3 simple steps:

1. Create an FSA ID

An FSA ID acts as your electronic signature on federal financial aid applications.

2. Submit a FAFSA

Submit a FAFSA

  • A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step in applying for federal financial aid programs such as Pell Grants, SEOG Grants, Student Loans, and Work-Study jobs. Other types of financial aid use the information from the FAFSA to determine eligibility for their programs.

3. Complete a Pennsylvania State Grant Status Notice

Pennsylvania residents can apply for state funded financial aid programs through PHEAA.

Financial Aid Delivers

The BC3 Financial Aid office is committed to fostering an environment of student success by delivering:

  • Exceptional customer service
  • Timely award processing
  • Effective communication

Located in the Student Success Center on Main Campus, we encourage you to contact us right away with your financial aid questions and concerns.

Schedule an appointment with BC3 financial aid advisors.

 

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Questions? Contact:

BC3 Financial Aid

724.284.8509
financialaid@bc3.edu

Fax: 724.287.4961

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