Florida Keys Community College - The Financial Aid Process

FINANCIAL AID At Florida Keys Community College , our goal is to help you achieve your education goals. Your decision to attend college is an important one. It's an investment in your future and involves a considerable commitment of time and money. A quality education may not be as expensive as you might think. There are several federal, state, institutional and private resources available to help you meet your educational expenses. Click on the links below and open the door to finding out how the Financial Aid Office at FKCC can assist in financing your education. We look forward to hearing from you! (305) 809-3260. Florida Keys Community College’s school code is 001485.
Financial Aid Forms NOTE: In order to use the following forms (PDF) you will need Adobe Reader 4.0 or higher. A free version is available here (this link will open in a new window): http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) All sudents interested in applying for financial aid at FKCC are required to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. This link takes you to the FAFSA website where you can complete the application online. You can also make corrections to a processed FAFSA or renew your FAFSA online. FKCCs six-digit school code (required to report your FAFSA information to the FKCC Financial Aid Office) is 001485. If you do not wish to complete the FAFSA online, you may obtain a paper copy of the application at our office. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (external site, opens in a new window) Dependent Verification Worksheet - Academic Year 2007-08 This is the Dependant Verification Worksheet. If your application was selected for review in a process called “Verification” and you are a Dependent, this is the form that you will need to complete and submit with your parents’ tax return information. Click to Download Dependent Verification Worksheet Independent Verification Worksheet - Academic Year 2007-08 This is the Independant Verification Worksheet. If your application was selected for review in a process called “Verification” and you are considered Independent, this is the form that you will need to complete and submit with your tax return information. Click to Download Independent Verification Worksheet Worksheet for Question 31 (Drug Worksheet) - Academic Year 2007-08 You may need this worksheet if you have left question 31 on your FAFSA Application blank or if you answered “YES” to question 31, that you have a drug-related conviction. Click to Download Drug Worksheet FKCC Attendance Report Please have your instructor(s) initial and date this verification of attendance form. Please note that you run the risk of losing your financial aid for the semester if your attendance report is not returned to the Financial Aid Office by the end of the third week of the semester. If you do not have this form completed, your check will not be released. Click to Download FKCC Attendance Report FKCC Loan Instruction Sheet Instructions for students interested in applying for Stafford (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) and Parent PLUS loans. You must complete the FKCC Loan Request Form -- below -- also. Click to Download FKCC Loan Instruction Sheet FKCC Loan Request Form Please complete this form and submit it to the Financial Aid office if you are requesting a Stafford loan. Once the Financial Aid office has processed the request, please go to www.nelnet.com and complete the Master Promissory Note (if applicable) and the Entrance Interview (see the Loan Instruction Sheet -- above -- for more information. Click to Download FKCC Loan Request Form FKCC Work Study Application If you qualify for and would like to receive work study funds, please complete this application and submit to the Financial Aid office. Click to Download FKCC Work Study Application

FINANCIAL AID

At Florida Keys Community College , our goal is to help you achieve your education goals. Your decision to attend college is an important one. It's an investment in your future and involves a considerable commitment of time and money. A quality education may not be as expensive as you might think. There are several federal, state, institutional and private resources available to help you meet your educational expenses. Click on the links below and open the door to finding out how the Financial Aid Office at FKCC can assist in financing your education.
We look forward to hearing from you! (305) 809-3260.
Florida Keys Community College’s school code is 001485.

Financial Aid Forms

NOTE: In order to use the following forms (PDF) you will need Adobe Reader 4.0 or higher. A free version is available here (this link will open in a new window): http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
All sudents interested in applying for financial aid at FKCC are required to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. This link takes you to the FAFSA website where you can complete the application online. You can also make corrections to a processed FAFSA or renew your FAFSA online. FKCCs six-digit school code (required to report your FAFSA information to the FKCC Financial Aid Office) is 001485. If you do not wish to complete the FAFSA online, you may obtain a paper copy of the application at our office.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (external site, opens in a new window)

Dependent Verification Worksheet - Academic Year 2007-08
This is the Dependant Verification Worksheet. If your application was selected for review in a process called “Verification” and you are a Dependent, this is the form that you will need to complete and submit with your parents’ tax return information.
Click to Download Dependent Verification Worksheet

Independent Verification Worksheet - Academic Year 2007-08
This is the Independant Verification Worksheet. If your application was selected for review in a process called “Verification” and you are considered Independent, this is the form that you will need to complete and submit with your tax return information.
Click to Download Independent Verification Worksheet

Worksheet for Question 31 (Drug Worksheet) - Academic Year 2007-08
You may need this worksheet if you have left question 31 on your FAFSA Application blank or if you answered “YES” to question 31, that you have a drug-related conviction.
Click to Download Drug Worksheet

FKCC Attendance Report
Please have your instructor(s) initial and date this verification of attendance form. Please note that you run the risk of losing your financial aid for the semester if your attendance report is not returned to the Financial Aid Office by the end of the third week of the semester. If you do not have this form completed, your check will not be released.
Click to Download FKCC Attendance Report

FKCC Loan Instruction Sheet
Instructions for students interested in applying for Stafford (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) and Parent PLUS loans. You must complete the FKCC Loan Request Form -- below -- also.
Click to Download FKCC Loan Instruction Sheet

FKCC Loan Request Form
Please complete this form and submit it to the Financial Aid office if you are requesting a Stafford loan. Once the Financial Aid office has processed the request, please go to www.nelnet.com and complete the Master Promissory Note (if applicable) and the Entrance Interview (see the Loan Instruction Sheet -- above -- for more information.
Click to Download FKCC Loan Request Form

FKCC Work Study Application
If you qualify for and would like to receive work study funds, please complete this application and submit to the Financial Aid office.
Click to Download FKCC Work Study Application