Financial Aid at GCC
Gogebic Community College assists students who would not otherwise be able to pursue their educational goals through its comprehensive financial aid program. To help qualified students meet their educational cost, GCC has developed an extensive and equitable program of financial assistance including scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, work-study, and student loans. Approximately 70% of GCC students benefit from one or more of these financial aid opportunities.
The basic premise of financial aid is that the student and parents are the primary source of funds for postsecondary education and are expected to help provide for their own educational costs, whether the costs are electricity, fuel, child care, food, or tuition. Financial aid supplements, not supplants, the family income. Although few families can afford to pay all college expenses out of current salaries or savings, they are expected to provide for a certain amount of the student’s expenses as determined by financial need analysis. When the parent and student obligations have been met, the college, community, and/or government will attempt to provide additional funding through financial aid resources if any shortfall (financial need) exists.
Important!
Now is the time to re-apply for financial aid for the 2010-2011 academic year. Submit your FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov
Note* FAFSA Federal School Code for Gogebic Community College: 002264
Financial Aid Office
Gogebic Community College
E4946 Jackson Rd.
Ironwood, MI 49938
Telephone: 906-932-4231, ext. 206
1-800-682-4231, ext. 206
Fax: 906-932-2339
E-mail: suef@gogebic.edu (Director)
sharonf@gogebic.edu (Administrative Assistant)
