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Pell grant
What is No? Grants are Financial Aid awards that you do not have to pay back.
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José Peralta DREAM Act
What is No. The NYS José Peralta DREAM Act Scholarship is a scholarship, so you don't pay it back. It's designed to provide access to New York State aid that students aren't traditionally eligible for due to citizenship status.
200
Pell grant
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
200
16^2
What is 256. A very useful square number to know in any engineering or design field. Square numbers present unique design opportunities.
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This is the first math class that you need to take for your major (name both class and major).
What is $4,800?
200
FAFSA
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Filling out this form is the first step towards receiving Financial Aid from all sources.
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Direct subsidized
What is Yes? Direct subsidized loans can be distributed to students in good academic standing to help cover expenses, but these loans do need to be repaid. Payments, with low interest, are expected 6 months after the student stops attending college classes regularly.
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LaGuardia Foundation
What is No. The LaGuardia Foundation Scholarship is a scholarship, so it does not need to be repaid. Every student should apply!
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Federal Work-Study (FYS) program
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
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sqrt((4*4=16)/(4*4=16))
What is 1. Many successful musicians know the fact that any number divided by itself equals 1. Duke Ellington launched music in New York to new heights with that fact in mind. Here's his statue on 110th & 5th:
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COA at LaGuardia for an average dependent student 2023-24 (to the nearest $1000).
What is $16,966?
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EFC
What is Expected Family Contribution? A student's EFC is determined by their (and their family's) financial information entered on the FAFSA.
600
Work-study
What is No? Federal Work-Study is a program through you can work on campus to earn money toward your college expenses.
600
Direct unsubsidized
What is Yes. This is a loan, so you have to pay it back. While subsidized loans require students to maintain a standard GPA, these loans do not. It's wise to avoid this type of loan.
600
TAP grant
What is the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (NYS TAP) application?
600
4*18=x
What is 72. Golfers know this. It is par.
I bring a hundo everywhere I go. Want try to get it?
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The maximum financial aid package of Pell and TAP grants for full-time dependent students at LaGuardia, 2023-23 (to the nearest $1,000).
What is $12,195?
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COA
What is Cost Of Attendance? This cost is calculated by adding up a student's tuition and fees owed, along with the related costs of college.
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Excelsior
What is No? (Kind of). The NYS Excelsior Scholarship is designed for students whose Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is too high to qualify for other forms of aid. In most cases, it does not need to be repaid. However, after they stop receiving benefits, recipients are required to live and work in New York State for the same number of years they received the scholarship.
800
Direct PLUS
What is Yes. Direct PLUS loans are available for families of undergraduate students (not students themselves) to help with the costs of college. Often, families of graduate students apply for these loans on behalf of the student, who, already with steady income, is able to make payments.
800
José Peralta DREAM Act scholarship
What is the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) application?
800
What's this?
Multiple acceptable answers:
What is the Pythagorean theorem?
What is the rule of 1-2-3>
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The GPA students must maintain once they have earned 24 credits to retain their financial aid package and stay in good standing at the college.
What is 2.0? This is equivalent to a letter grade of C.
800
Financial Need
What is the amount of financial aid required for a student's expenses? Financial need is calculated by subtracting a students Expected Family Contribution from their Cost Of Attendance.
1000
TAP
What is No? The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is a grant that you do not have to pay back.
1000
FSEOG
What is No. The Federal Supplemental Employment Opportunity Grant is distributed at some colleges (including LaGuardia) to the students demonstrating the most Financial Need.
1000
Foundation Scholarship
What is email foundationscholarship@lagcc.cuny.edu or visit room E-517?
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The percentage of credits attempted students must earn in order to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.
What is 67%? Students are expected to complete a higher portion of credits attempted the closer they get to graduation.
1000
SAP
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress? This is the guideline for the GPA and pace students must maintain to keep their financial aid packages and remain in good standing at the college.