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Financial Aid Eligibility

Although you and your family have the primary responsibility for financing the costs of education, there is some aid available through Truckee Meadows Community College for those families that can not meet the total costs. This aid is available in the forms of grants, loans, scholarships, student employment or through a combination of these.

The programs are regulated by federal (Title IV), state and campus guidelines. Most of the financial aid guidelines specify eligibility requirements which include but are not limited to:

• being a citizen, permanent resident or other eligible noncitizen of the USA as documented by Immigration and Naturalization Services;
• having a high school diploma or a GED certificate, or passing a federally-approved test prior to enrollment. The ACCUPLACER test is offered at TMCC to enable students to prove "ability to benefit". The ACCUPLACER exam is one of the tests approved by the U.S. Department of Education for an individual who is a non-high school graduate to take to demonstrate that s/he has the intellectual ability to benefit from a college education;
• demonstrating financial need;
• be working on a specific degree program, certificate or specific training area(students must have a declared major);
• maintain financial aid academic progress;
• be enrolled in classes;

Note: All types of financial aid begin with an application.

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