an overview of state-level financial aid and outreach services presented at the fall regional school...

An Overview of State-Level Financial Aid

and Outreach Services

Presented at the FALL REGIONAL

SCHOOL COUNSELOR WORKSHOPSOctober 1, 2009

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

•Scholarships• Institutional• External

•Grants• Federal• State

•Loans• Federally Sponsored Student Loans• Private or Alternative Student Loans

•Employment• College Work-Study• Off-Campus Employment

Types of Financial Aid


•Institutional

•Private

•State

•Federal

Primary Sources of Student Financial Assistance


•Merit-Based Aid

•Need-Based Aid

–Gift Aid

–Self-Help Aid

Two Primary Categories of Aid


Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

• 2010-2011 FAFSA will be available January 1, 2010• Paper version will be available to students by calling

1.800.4FEDAID• PDF version of the FAFSA can be downloaded at

www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov• Electronic version of the FAFSA (FAFSA on the

web) www.fafsa.ed.gov• Student and parent should apply for a Personal

Identification Number (PIN) at www.pin.ed.gov for use as an electronic signature for FAFSA on the web


State Financial Aid Programs2009-10 Funding Levels

Program 2009-10 Funding

PROMISE Scholarship $45,000,000

Higher Education Grant $34,333,200

Higher Education Adult Part-Time Students Grant

$5,004,027

Engineering, Science, and Technology Scholarship

$470,473

Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship

$141,142

Total $84,948,842


Funding for Student Aid

AmountWV per Resident $46National per Resident $26WV per Resident (18-24 yrs old) $519National per Resident (18-24 yrs old) $269WV per Undergraduate FTE $959National per Undergraduate FTE $645

2007-08 Aid Dollars per Various Demographics

Source: NASSGAP 2007-08

West Virginia ranks 7th nationally with respect to grant aid per FTE as a result of significant investments in the PROMISE Scholarship Program.


PROMISE Scholarship Program


PROMISE Scholarship Program Changes & Updates 2010 High School Graduates

• Senate Bill 373 adopted during the 2009 legislative session created an award floor of $4,750

• Stabilized program funding; thus, academic eligibility standards will not change for the 2010 graduating class

– 22 ACT Composite with a minimum 20 in each subject area

– 1020 SAT Combined Score with a minimum score of 490 in Critical Reading and 480 in Mathematics

• Final test dates to establish eligibility will be extended to June 12 for the ACT and June 5 for the SAT


PROMISE Scholarship Program Changes & Updates 2010 High School Graduates

• 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed by March 1, 2010

• Application for State-Level Financial Aid must be completed on-line by March 1, 2010. The www.wvapply.com website will close beginning with the 2010-2011 PROMISE Scholarship application. Students will apply through the College Foundation of West Virginia website, www.cfwv.com.


Higher Education Grant Program


Highlights of Program Rule ChangesAdopted During the 2009 Legislative Session

• Eliminates the Application for State Level Financial Aid. Provides that the filing of the FAFSA by an individual indicating West Virginia as their state of legal residence will be considered an application for the Higher Education Grant.

• Eliminates the points formula (GPA x 12.5 + ACT composite or SAT equivalent = 45 or higher) for high school graduates within five years of enrollment and replaces it with requirements that a student meet institutional admission standards and have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.0 or higher.


Highlights of Program Rule ChangesAdopted During the 2009 Legislative Session

• Eliminates the March 1 priority date for awards. This will provide greater flexibility to adjust priority dates and deadlines and to make awards based on the amount of funds available and state policy priorities, while ensuring accountability through commission and council review.

• Eliminates the provision that awards at non-for-profit private institutions and for-profit private institutions shall not exceed the prior year average award at comparable institutions. This will allow for flat awards across all types of institutions for students with the same amount of financial need.


Higher Education Grant Award Schedule 2009-10 Award Year

2009-10 Expected Family Contribution ( EFC)

Maximum Annual Higher Education Grant Award

$0 – $4,617 $3,300

$4,618 - $5,100 $3,000

$5,101 - $5,600 $2,500

$5,601 - $6,100 $2,000

$6,101 + $1,500


Philip Barbour High School 26 51

BARBOUR COUNTY TOTAL 26 51

Faith Christian Academy 6 5

Hedgesville HS 49 28

Martinsburg Christian 0 1

Martinsburg Senior HS 66 65

Musselman HS 57 32

BERKELEY COUNTY TOTAL 178 131

Scott HS 29 15

Sherman HS 13 7

Van HS 5 8

BOONE COUNTY TOTAL 47 30

Braxton County HS 27 44

BRAXTON COUNTY TOTAL 27 44

Brooke HS 41 48

BROOKE COUNTY TOTAL 41 48

Cabell Midland HS 87 59

Grace Christian 5 1

Huntington HS 62 69

St. Joseph Central HS 10 4

CABELL COUNTY TOTAL 164 133

PROMISE Scholars & Higher Education Grant AwardsSchool PROMISE HEG


Calhoun County HS 6 27

CALHOUN COUNTY TOTAL 6 27

Clay Christian Academy 1 1

Clay County HS 11 23

CLAY COUNTY TOTAL 12 24

Doddridge County HS 9 24

DODDRIDGE COUNTY TOTAL 9 24

Fayetteville HS 7 25

Meadow Bridge HS 5 14

Midland Trail HS 9 19

Mount Hope HS 4 15

Mountain View Christian 0 2

Oak Hill HS 18 33

Valley HS 3 3

FAYETTE COUNTY TOTAL 46 111

Gilmer County HS 16 14

GILMER COUNTY TOTAL 16 14

Petersburg HS 18 35

Union Educational Complex 3 4

GRANT COUNTY TOTAL 21 39

PROMISE Scholars & Higher Education Grant Awards

School PROMISE HEG


Anthony Correctional Center 0 6

Greenbrier East HS 40 47

Greenbrier West HS 9 33

GREENBRIER COUNTY TOTAL 49 86

Hampshire HS 31 28

WV School for the Blind 0 2

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY TOTAL 31 30

Madonna HS 9 5

Oak Glen HS 19 27

Weir HS 37 24

HANCOCK COUNTY TOTAL 65 56

East Hardy County HS 14 20

Moorefield HS 15 9

HARDY COUNTY TOTAL 29 29

Bridgeport HS 74 30

Emannuel Christian School 3 2

Liberty HS 20 24

Lincoln HS 13 19

Notre Dame HS 5 3

Robert C Byrd HS 26 23

South Harrison HS 15 13

HARRISON COUNTY TOTAL 156 114



Ravenswood HS 38 18

Ripley HS 46 49

Jefferson HS 69 46

Washington HS 18 12

JEFFERSON COUNTY TOTAL 171 125

Capital HS 48 54

Charleston Catholic 32 3

Cross Lanes Christian 17 1

Elk Valley Christian 2 1

George Washington HS 109 37

Herbert Hoover HS 20 30

Nitro HS 52 34

Riverside HS 29 50

Sissonville HS 31 28

South Charleston HS 52 65

St. Albans HS 47 34

Collaborative School 2 5

KANAWHA COUNTY TOTAL 441 342

Lewis County HS 19 27

LEWIS COUNTY TOTAL 19 27


School PROMISE HEG


Hamlin HS 0 1

Lincoln County HS 15 50

LINCOLN COUNTY TOTAL 15 51

Beth Haven Christian 0 2

Chapmanville Regional HS 19 30

Logan HS 22 23

Man HS 14 16

LOGAN COUNTY TOTAL 55 71

East Fairmont HS 43 19

Fairmont Senior HS 48 34

North Marion HS 40 35

MARION COUNTY TOTAL 131 88

Bishop Donahue HS 5 7

Cameron HS 7 6

John Marshall HS 55 65

MARSHALL COUNTY TOTAL 67 78

Hannan HS 10 16

Point Pleasant HS 27 37

Wahama HS 3 14

MASON COUNTY TOTAL 40 67


School PROMISE HEG


Big Creek HS 2 14

Iaeger HS 1 18

Mount View HS 6 29

McDOWELL COUNTY TOTAL 9 61

Bluefield HS 21 24

Moncalm HS 3 10

Pikeview HS 18 16

Princeton Senior HS 40 31

MERCER COUNTY TOTAL 82 81

Frankfort HS 37 14

Keyser HS 30 46

MINERAL COUNTY TOTAL 67 60

Burch HS 8 13

Gilbert HS 13 16

Magnolia/Matewan HS 3 12

Regional Christian School 2 1

Tug Valley HS 11 12

Williamson HS 4 11

MINGO COUNTY TOTAL 41 65

Clay-Battelle HS 5 10

Morgantown Christian Academy 3 1

Morgantown HS 127 37

Trinity Christian School 11 3

University HS 66 37

MONONGALIA COUNTY TOTAL 212 88



James Monroe HS 10 34

MONROE COUNTY TOTAL 10 34

Berkeley Springs HS 20 26

Paw Paw HS 0 1

MORGAN COUNTY TOTAL 20 27

New Life Christian Academy 4 1

Nicholas County HS 34 44

Richwood HS 5 23

NICHOLAS COUNTY TOTAL 43 68

Central Catholic HS 39 26

Mount Dechantal Academy 1 1

The Linsly School 14 3

Wheeling Park HS 111 53

OHIO COUNTY TOTAL 165 83

Pendleton County HS 9 14

PENDLETON COUNTY TOTAL 9 14

St. Mary's HS 18 19

PLEASANTS COUNTY TOTAL 18 19

Pocahontas County HS 15 28

POCAHONTAS COUNTY TOTAL 15 28

Mountaineer Challenge Academy 1 13

Preston HS 44 45

PRESTON COUNTY TOTAL 45 58


School PROMISE HEG


Buffalo Putnam HS 15 19

Calvary Baptist Academy 3 0

Hurricane HS 73 33

Poca HS 16 29

Teays Valley Christian 5 2

Winfield HS 60 27

PUTNAM COUNTY TOTAL 172 110

Academy of Careers and Tech 0 1

Greater Beckley Christian 8 4

Independence 18 17

Liberty HS 10 26

Mountain State University Academy 7 3

Shady Spring HS 29 24

Victory Baptist Academy 1 0

Woodrow Wilson HS 54 44

RALEIGH COUNTY TOTAL 127 119

Elkins HS 43 52

Harman HS 0 9

Pickens HS 1 1

Tygarts Valley HS 7 22

RANDOLPH COUNTY TOTAL 7 22

Ritchie County HS 13 11

RITCHIE COUNTY TOTAL 13 11


School PROMISE HEG


Roane County HS 27 50

ROANE COUNTY TOTAL 27 50

Summers County HS 11 21

SUMMERS COUNTY TOTAL 11 21

Grafton HS 23 31

TAYLOR COUNTY TOTAL 23 31

Davis Center School 0 2

Tucker County HS 18 18

TUCKER COUNTY TOTAL 18 20

Tyler Consolidated HS 22 25

TYLER COUNTY TOTAL 22 25

Buckhannon Upshur HS 27 50

UPSHUR COUNTY TOTAL 27 50

Buffalo HS (Wayne) 0 1

Ceredo Kenova HS 0 2

Spring Valley HS 43 44

Tolsia HS 19 40

Wayne County HS 19 39

WAYNE COUNTY TOTAL 81 126


School PROMISE HEG


Webster County HS 10 24

WEBSTER COUNTY TOTAL 10 24

Hundred HS 7 12

Magnolia HS 21 32

Paden City HS 4 11

Valley HS (Wetzel) 8 15

WETZEL COUNTY TOTAL 40 70

Wirt County HS 9 28

WIRT COUNTY TOTAL 9 28

Parkersburg Catholic HS 6 7

Parkersburg HS 77 39

Parkersburg South HS 79 71

Williamstown HS 23 11

Wood County Christian 5 2

WOOD COUNTY TOTAL 190 130

Oceana HS 0 1

Pineville HS 0 1

West Side HS 10 16

Wyoming County East HS 16 21

WYOMING COUNTY TOTAL 26 39


School PROMISE HEG


Overall PROMISE & Higher Ed Grant Totals

PROMISE Scholars Higher Ed Grant

GRAND TOTAL 3401 3402


Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant


Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant

• Need-based grant• Decentralized administration• Two programs components

– Traditional part-time enrollment– Workforce Development

• FAFSA required for determination of traditional part-time enrollment, but application deadlines will vary among institutions

• Maximum award cannot exceed part-time tuition and fee charges


Additional Scholarships

• Engineering, Science, and Technology Scholarship

• Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship

• Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship


Engineering, Science and Technology Scholarship

• Merit-based scholarship/forgivable loan• March 1 application deadline• 3.0 overall GPA• Enrolled or accepted for enrollment full-time in an

engineering, science or technology program (4-yr, 2-yr or certificate)

• Maximum annual award amount is $3,000


• Merit-based scholarship/forgivable loan

• March 1 application deadline

• Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a course leading to a certification as a teacher at the pre-K, elementary, middle or secondary level

• Must have a 3.25 GPA after completing 2 years of course work (due to limited funding, high school applicants are not eligible)


Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship


• Merit-based scholarship


• Must be nominated by high school counselor or principal, limited applications

• 2009-10 average GPA for new recipients was 3.87 and average ACT was a composite of 33

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship


•School Counselor Resources

•College Access Campaign and Educational Portal

•College Goal Sunday Program

•Program Rule Changes to Enhance Access to Need-Based Financial Aid Programs

Efforts to Breakdown Barriers to Postsecondary Education


School Counselor Resources

• Financial Aid Administrators available to present financial aid workshops

• Printed and electronic information

• Financial Aid Management System (FAMS) website

• Statewide Education Portal


• A partnership between the 21st Century Jobs Cabinet, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and a host of individual college access entities; such as GEAR UP, who have broad experience in helping students prepare, apply and pay for college

• The CFWV is modeled after broadly acclaimed college access efforts in North Carolina, Kentucky and Oklahoma

The College Foundation of West Virginia(CFWV)


• Through the creation of a unified outreach and marketing campaign (Learn More. Earn More.) students and their families will be provided with a single source of information to help them prepare for and finance their college education

• The centerpiece of the outreach and marketing campaign will be the creation of a web portal (www.cfwv.com), an integrated system designed to assist students in the college search, selection and application process

Marketing & Outreach


Marketing & Outreach

• Equally as important as the web portal (www.cfwv.com) is an outreach campaign (Learn More. Earn More.) aimed at stressing the importance and benefits of postsecondary training. While these resources will be available for all West Virginians, the outreach campaign (Learn More. Earn More.) will especially target at-risk student groups such as low income, first generation and other underserved populations


The interactive educational web portal consists of 5 modules:

• Career Planning

• High School Planning

• College Planning

• Financial Aid Planning

• Portfolio

Overview of the Web Portal


• Implementation grant was awarded to the HEPC in August 2009.

• An all volunteer effort to provide information about the availability of financial aid and assistance in filling out the paperwork (FAFSA) to apply for aid

• 16 potential sites have been identified for the first program on February 21, 2010. The tentative sites are as follows:– Marshall Community and Technical College (Huntington)– Marshall University, Mid-Ohio Valley Center (Pt. Pleasant)– Potomac State College (Keyser)– Shepherd University (Shepherdstown)– Southern WV Community & Technical College (Logan Campus)– WV Northern Community College (Wheeling Campus)

College Goal Sunday Program


• High schools and other locations:– Braxton County High School (Flatwoods)

– Capital High School (Charleston)

– Lincoln County High School (Hamlin)

– Monongalia County Technical Center (Morgantown)

– Ripley High School (Jackson County)

• Site to be determined:– Mercer, Raleigh, Harrison, and Greenbrier counties

College Goal Sunday Program


Contact Information

Jack ToneyDirector, State Financial Aid ProgramsWV Higher Education Policy Commission1018 Kanawha Boulevard, EastCharleston, West Virginia [email protected] or 1.888.825.5707

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