Financial Aid

TCC Federal School Code:  009763

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The Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at Tulsa Community College is available to assist qualified students to meet the costs of their education. Financial aid is designed to supplement the financial resources of the student and student’s parent(s). Financial aid is available through grants, scholarships, loans, and part-time employment from federal, state, institutional and private sources.

Types of Aid

Grants and scholarships are financial aid that students do not have to pay back. Loans are borrowed money that must be repaid with interest. Work-study allows students to work and earn money for school expenses. The types and amounts of aid awarded are determined by financial need, availability of funds, student classification, and academic performance.

The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires that each recipient of funds under the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG), Stafford Student Loans, or PLUS programs maintain satisfactory progress in his/her course of study. The financial aid policy does not preclude a recipient from continuing to enroll as a student or to receive other types of financial aid.

According to the guidelines set forth by the Department of Education, students who start college for the first time after July 1, 2012 must have a high school diploma or an official equivalent to a high school diploma, such as GED certificate, in order to receive financial aid at the institution to which he/she is attending. Students will need to submit official, final high school transcripts as proof of graduation from high school to any TCC Enrollment Services office. Students who completed high school through a homeschool setting must submit official transcripts with a graduation date, as well as ACT scores (either national or residual scores.) 

Some additional requirements for financial aid are:

• Students must maintain a cumulative 1.70 grade point average (GPA) for the first 30 credit hours attempted; and a cumulative 2.00 GPA for all hours attempted thereafter.

• Students must successfully complete at least 67 percent of all attempted course hours, regardless of whether financial aid has been received for those hours. Withdrawals, I, F, and other unsatisfactory grades are examples of grades that will be counted against this completion rate.  

• Audit grades do not qualify for financial aid. Should a student receive financial aid for any classes, or hours, that are later changed to audit, the student will be required to repay any applicable financial aid funds.

• Students attempting 95 or more college hours will be required to justify the applicability of all coursework by submitting a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form and an evaluated degree audit, which will be presented to the Financial Aid Office for determination of continued financial aid.

• Any student who completely withdraws, drops out, is dismissed or takes a leave of absence prior to completion of 60 percent of a semester will be subject to the return of Title IV funds. The student will be required to return to the federal aid program the amount of aid received that is in excess of aid “earned” for the time period the student remained enrolled. Students who receive any Title IV funds (Pell, SEOG, and Stafford Loans) should consult with their financial aid counselor before completing a full withdrawal.