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Lottery Tuition Assistance (LTA)

 

   
GOOD NEWS!
 
The Lottery Tuition Assistance 
is
available for Fall 2008! 
   
The Lottery Tuition Assistance amount for the Fall Term is $75 per credit hour up to a maximum of $900 for the semester.

Students still in High School or Students with a Bachelor's Degree

·         Complete the FAFSA Waiver Form. For more information, please contact Amelia Fricks in the Financial Aid Office at fricks.a@ptc.edu.
 

·         Be enrolled and maintain six credit hours each semester in a certificate, degree or diploma program


All Other Students

·         Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
 

·         Be a South Carolina resident for a minimum of one year if an independent student. If a dependent student, parents must have resided in South Carolina for a year.
 

·         Be enrolled and maintain six credit hours each semester in a certificate, degree or diploma program.
 

·         Students cannot receive the LIFE, HOPE or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship in addition to lottery funded tuition assistance.
 

·         Federal and state grants will be applied against tuition before LTA can be applied.
 

·         LTA is not available to assist with book expenses

As a returning student, the additional eligibility requirements are

·         After attempting 24 credit hours, required GPA is at least a 2.0
 

·         Only one certificate, diploma or degree within a five year period can be funded through LTA unless the additional program constitutes progress in the same field of study.
 

·         Maintain satisfactory progress toward the completion of the program of study
 

 

 Last Updated September 24, 2008 
 Call PTC at 1-800-868-5528 or (864) 941-8324.