FAFSA
This application is used by students to apply for federal financial aid for college or career school.
What is the FAFSA application?
This is the minimum GPA required for the American Dream Scholarship.
What is 3.0 GPA?
This is the minimum enrollment requirement to participate in the Work-Study Program.
What is at least half-time enrollment (6 credits) for domestic students
or
What is at least 12 credits for international students?
To receive a Federal Direct Loan, a student must be enrolled in at least this many credits.
What is 6 credits?
This is the phone number for the Financial Aid office.
What is 305.237.9300?
IRS Data Retrieval Tool
What tool can students use to automatically import their tax information into the FAFSA?
To maintain MDC Presidential Scholars status, you must register for this many credits every Fall and Spring term.
What is 12 credits?
This program provides part-time jobs for students with financial need to help pay for education expenses.
What is the Federal Work-Study program?
These two requirements must be completed before applying for loans.
What are the Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling
This is the office number for the Financial Aid office at Kendall Campus.
What is R340?
Up to 20 schools
What is the maximum number of schools you can list on your FAFSA?
This is the name of the 1st Year Scholarship that requires a recommendation letter.
What is Rising Scholars?
International students are eligible to apply for this type of position in the Work-Study program.
What is an Institutional position?
This must be provided to the Financial Aid office before applying for loans.
What is a valid, non-expired government-issued ID?
Students can check their award in several ways, including through the student portal, via email notification, by checking their schedule, contacting the Financial Aid office, or visiting the Financial Aid office in person.
What are the ways students can check their award?
This is the Federal School Code for Kendall.
What is 004536?
Name one campus at MDC that offers the Honors College program.
What is Homestead Campus, Kendall Campus, North Campus, Padron Campus, or Wolfson Campus?
This mandatory workshop for new student employees helps them become confident team players and understand the connection between campus work and their future careers.
What is the "Service Excellence for Student Employees" workshop?
This process is designed to prepare borrowers for the repayment of their Federal Student Loans
What is exit counseling?
This is the deadline for submitting the FAFSA.
What is June 30th of the academic year for which you are applying?
A scholarship funded by donations to support students with financial need and academic merit.
What is the MDC Foundation Scholarship?
Students can apply for Work-Study positions at Miami Dade College through this website.
The key difference between these two types of loans is that one does not accrue interest while in school, while the other does.
What are Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans?
On-campus workshops, Virtual workshops, Virtual appointments
What are some ways a student can obtain help with filling out their FAFSA?