Cost of College
Types of Financial Aid
Financial Aid Eligibility
Random FA topics
100

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?

100

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?

100

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)?

100

At Central Piedmont, you login to this system to look up who your financial aid counselor is.

What is Mycollege?

200

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)?

200

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?

200

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)?

200

This tab within your Mycollege, is where you upload financial aid forms.

What is Student Services (Financial Aid Forms)?

300

Outside of tuition and fees, room and board, books; name another college expense.

Answers may vary (supplies, transportation, personal expenses, etc.)

300

This form of financial aid offers eligible students a part-time job, usually on campus.

What is Work Study?

300

This GPA must be maintained to keep federal financial aid.

What is 2.0?

300

This total number of _____ will be used to determine your financial aid award amount.

What is credit hours (number of credits)?

400

This amount is the cost per credit hour for in-state students at Central Piedmont.

What is $76? ($268 out-of-state)

400

This type of financial aid is what students and families depend on the most to pay for college.

What are Student Loans?

400

SAP must be maintained to keep financial aid. What does SAP stand for?

What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?

400

This number is the amount of semesters you have to use a grant. You cannot exceed this semester limit.

What is 12?

500

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?

500

Central Piedmont offers these forms of Financial Aid to students?

What are Grants, Scholarships, and Work-Study?

500

This month is when you are first eligible to apply for financial aid for the upcoming school year.

What is December?

500

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?