Cost of College
This cost is based on number of credit hours a student is taking per semester; may also include other miscellaneous expenses such as lab fees or student activity fees.
What is Tuition and Fees?
This type of financial aid is based on need, that you do not have to repay. Central Piedmont offers this in the form of Pell.
What are Grants?
This is the application that you must complete to apply for federal student aid, and also used to determine whether you’re eligible for other financial aid, such as need-based scholarships.
What is FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
At Central Piedmont, you login to this system to look up who your financial aid counselor is.
What is Mycollege?
This cost will vary by campus and depend on the individual student’s need but provides shelter for students.
What is Room and Board (Housing)?
This type of financial aid offers awards that do not have to be paid back. It can be awarded based on need or merit.
What are Scholarships?
This is recommend to complete as soon as it opens each year to apply for federal financial aid?
What is FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
This tab within your Mycollege, is where you upload financial aid forms.
What is Student Services (Financial Aid Forms)?
Outside of tuition and fees, room and board, books; name another college expense.
Answers may vary (supplies, transportation, personal expenses, etc.)
This form of financial aid offers eligible students a part-time job, usually on campus.
What is Work Study?
This GPA must be maintained to keep federal financial aid.
What is 2.0?
This total number of _____ will be used to determine your financial aid award amount.
What is credit hours (number of credits)?
This amount is the cost per credit hour for in-state students at Central Piedmont.
What is $76? ($268 out-of-state)
This type of financial aid is what students and families depend on the most to pay for college.
What are Student Loans?
SAP must be maintained to keep financial aid. What does SAP stand for?
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?
This number is the amount of semesters you have to use a grant. You cannot exceed this semester limit.
What is 12?
Colleges provide a published price, sometimes called the "______," which includes cost of tuition, fees, room and board, before factoring grants scholarships and financial aid awards. This amount is usually more than the student will actually pay.
What is sticker price?
Central Piedmont offers these forms of Financial Aid to students?
What are Grants, Scholarships, and Work-Study?
This month is when you are first eligible to apply for financial aid for the upcoming school year.
What is December?
This plan/agreement offers NC residents $1000 tuition cost per year and out-of-state student $5000 per year at select universities.
What is the NC Tuition Promise Plan?