Financial Aid Resources

    Options for meeting your cost of education ...

    Academic Competitiveness Grant

    The Academic Competitiveness Grant is available for the first time for the 2006-2007 school year for first year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2006, and for second year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005. The Academic Competitiveness Grant award is in addition to the student's Pell Grant award.

    An Academic Competitiveness Grant will provide up to $750 for the first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and who had successfully completed a rigorous high school program, as determined by the state or local education agency and recognized by the Secretary of Education. Second year students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. Students must complete 24 credits or more to be considered a Level 2 for ACG.

    Federal Work-Study

    The Federal Work-Study program provides jobs for students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay educational expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to your course of study.

    MCCC offers work-study positions in the Library, campus offices, computer labs, science labs and other areas of the college. The college pays wages through a paycheck on a biweekly basis. To apply for Federal Work-Study you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and a College Work-Study Application.

    Federal Work Study: Students interested in being reading tutors contact the Financial Aid Office for information.

    PELL Grant

    The U.S. Department of Education allocates Federal Pell Grants to students who demonstrate financial need through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Only students who are enrolled in undergraduate programs and have not previously received a Bachelor's or professional degree can receive a Pell Grant.

    Only certain students can receive a Pell Grant at a less than half-time enrollment status. Most students must be enrolled for at least six academic credits to receive this grant.

    PHEAA State Grant

    The State Grant program provides grants to eligible Pennsylvania residents who are in need of financial aid to attend a PHEAA-approved postsecondary school as undergraduate students.

    For more information concerning the PHEAA State Grant call 1-800-692-7435 or visit PHEAA's Web Site at www.pheaa.org.

    WAGE Grant

    The WAGE (Workforce Advancement Grant for Education) Grant is funded by PHEAA exclusively for independent students who are Pennsylvania residents enrolled in approved programs of study.

    Eligibility criteria and approved programs of study can be found on PHEAA's website at www.pheaa.org.