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FINANCIAL AID
Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid by April 1st for the following academic year.
SJRCC's federal school code for the free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is 001523.
Scholarships Through the SJRCC Foundation
Financial Aid Forms and Worksheets
(2008-2009) and (2007-2008)
Please consult the College catalog for more information.
For more information concerning financial aid applications and sources of aid, call:
- Palatka Campus (386) 312-4040
- Orange Park Campus (904) 276-6749
- St. Augustine Campus (904) 808-7407
or write to the
SJRCC Office of Financial Aid
Palatka Campus
5001 St. Johns Avenue, Palatka, FL 32177
or e-mail the Financial Aid Office
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Scholarships, Loans, Grants and Part-Time Work:
Students who qualify for financial assistance may be able to obtain help through scholarships, loans, grants, and part-time work. Financial aid programs at SJRCC include Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work/Study, Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS Loan, Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, Florida Student Assistance Grant, Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars, Florida Gold Seal Scholars, "Chappie" James Most Promising Teachers Scholarship, and other state financial aid programs.
These programs are funded by state and federal funds. Awards are made on an academic year basis, and the amount of the assistance is determined by individual need, student eligibility, program regulations, and availability of funds.
The SJRCC Board of Trustees and SJRCC Foundation, Inc., provide a number of scholarships to outstanding students. Programs include academic scholarships to tri-county (Clay, Putnam, and St. Johns counties) area high school graduating classes, academic scholarships to currently enrolled SJRCC students, athletic scholarships, African-American leadership scholarships, Hispanic leadership scholarships, student ambassador scholarships, need-based scholarships, and performing and visual arts scholarships.
Scholarships Through The Foundation
Standards of Academic Progress for Financial Aid
Standards of Academic Progress for Financial Aid: The federal regulations governing the funds from which financial aid is provided state that students must maintain satisfactory academic progress toward the educational goal they are pursuing, according to the standards established by the institution. SJRCC has established the following procedures to measure satisfactory progress for students receiving federal financial aid. The financial aid standards of progress apply to all semesters or enrollment periods regardless of whether a student received financial aid during a given semester or enrollment period (see definition of semester below). Certain state and locally administered financial aid programs have a more stringent progress standard. In these cases, the more stringent progress standards will be applied in addition to the College standard where applicable.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (PDF)
This is not measured until after students have attempted a minimum of six credit hours. At the completion of each semester or enrollment period after the first six credit hours, and including a measure of progress made in the first six hours, students' progress toward an educational goal is measured in two ways:
1. Successful Completion Ratio: Students must maintain an overall successful completion ratio of at least 67 percent. This ratio is cumulative of all courses attempted, including transfer courses, and is calculated by dividing the total number of attempted credit hours into the number of credit hours successfully completed with a grade of "D" or higher. This successful completion ratio establishes measurement of the timeframe requirement for students at a maximum of 1.5 times the normal length of time required for a student to complete a given program, regardless of enrollment status (full time, part time, or any combination of both).
2. Grade-Point Average (GPA): Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0. In the event a student enrolls in a semester in courses where a grade-point average is not applicable (e.g., all preparatory courses), the cumulative grade-point average achieved by the end of the previous semester will be used. In the event there are only courses where a grade-point average is not applicable, the successful completion ratio will be the only measurement applied until a GPA is applicable.
All students who otherwise qualify for financial aid and who enroll at or above the postsecondary level in an eligible program of study for the first time at SJRCC will be eligible to receive financial aid. First-time students with course history that does not meet the satisfactory progress standard will be placed in a financial aid probation status based on the applicable transfer history grades. Dual enrollment courses taken at SJRCC will be included in all satisfactory academic progress measurements.
A semester is defined as either of the major semesters/terms: fall and spring. The summer A and B terms are treated as one semester for financial aid purposes. An enrollment period is defined as the term or portion of a term for which a student enrolls. The words semester and term as used in this procedure also mean enrollment period where applicable. Satisfactory academic progress is measured at the end of each fall and spring semester. Courses taken during the summer terms will be included when the measurement is again taken after the following fall semester. Students placed in a financial aid suspension status at the end of the spring semester can request the Financial Aid Office review and revise their status at the end of the Summer term (after final grades are posted). If those students are found to be making satisfactory academic progress by including the summer grades, the students will be placed in an eligible status (either satisfactory academic progress or continued probation as applicable).
Successful completion is defined as any course completed with a final grade of A, B, C, D, P, or S. Courses for which students receive grades of W, WF, I, IF, F, N, NR, U, or X, as well as the previous attempt(s) of repeated courses regardless of previous grade, are counted as courses attempted but not successfully completed.
Failure to meet the minimum standards of progress will result in one of the following actions:
1. Financial Aid Probation: This occurs at the end of the semester for which satisfactory progress is measured and the students failed to meet either one or both of the measurements outlined above. Students in this status continue to receive financial aid without penalty.
2. Financial Aid Continued Probation: This occurs only when students who are in a financial aid probation status enroll in a subsequent semester, successfully complete 100% of all courses attempted in that semester, achieve or maintain the minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0, but do not reach the 67% cumulative successful completion ratio. Students in this status continue to receive financial aid without penalty in a financial aid probation status, as long as they have not yet reached the maximum hours limit.
3. Maximum Hours: This occurs at the end of the semester when students enrolled at the college credit level reach a total of 90 attempted credit hours, or when students enrolled at the postsecondary adult vocational level (PSAV) reach a total of 45 attempted credit hours (1350 clock hours). All federal financial aid is terminated.
4. Financial Aid Suspension: This occurs at the end of the semester for which satisfactory progress is measured and students failed to maintain either one or both of the measurements outlined above, with the exception of the financial aid continued probation status. All federal financial aid is terminated until the students again meet the minimum standards for receipt of aid. Students can regain eligibility by enrolling for a minimum of six credit hours (half time) in a single semester and achieving at least the equivalent of the financial aid continued probation status.
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