Students are responsible for completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is processed by the U.S. Department of Education and the results are sent to the school and the student in a document known as a Student Aid Report (SAR). The school cannot determine an award without an SAR. You do not need to wait until youhave been accepted into a program to start this process. Please read the following instructions carefully.

• Step 1. Gather items that will assist you in completing the FAFSA, for example: tax returns, W2s, Driver's License, SS#, bank statements, untaxed income, assets, child support, etc.
• Step 2. Go to http://www.pin.ed.gov/ and apply for a PIN number. If you are a dependent student, a parent must also apply for a PIN #. You may create your own PIN number and use it the same day to sign your FAFSA.
• Step 3. Complete a FAFSA form on-line. For classes beginning June 1, 2011 or later, choose the school year 2012-2013. The web address is http://www.fafsa.gov/. Please choose Adult Center for Education as your school. Our federal school code is 012967. If you are not able to apply on-line you may request a paper FAFSA from the financial aid office. For questions or assistance you may call 740-455-3111.  It is critical that you use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool whenever possible.  This will allow a data transfer from the IRS directly to the FAFSA.  If you use this and are verified, you will not have to get a tax transcript from the IRS.
  
• Step 4. In 2-5 days you can return to the FAFSA website and access your SAR. If you completed a paper FAFSA and didn’t provide an e-mail address then your SAR will be mailed to you by the Dept. of Education.
• Step 5 If there are any SAR issues that need to be resolved we will contact you and may ask you to schedule an appointment.
• Step 6. Once you have been accepted into the program, an award letter will be mailed to you.