How to Apply for Financial Aid

FAFSA Is Required For:

• Federal & State Grants
• Private Loans *
• Finish Line Grants *
• NC Childcare Grants *
• Federal Work Study *
• Institutional VanGuarantee Grant *

FAFSA is recommended for all students.  Occasionally, we get a grant that does not require Pell eligibility.  We award students who completed the FAFSA first. How to Apply for Aid with the FAFSA

*These forms of aid require an additional application.  Please see the linked website for more information.

Submit Your Highschool Transcript

Request your official transcript from any high schools you attended or your high school equivalency and submit them to records@vgcc.edu or have them mailed to:

Students must have a valid high school diploma or equivalency to qualify for Financial Aid. A diploma will be considered invalid if there is reason to believe that limited coursework was required and/or if the agency that issued it charged a fee.

Invalid Schools

The following schools are currently considered invalid by VGCC:

• Adison High
• Atlantic International Institute
• Beach High School (Soquel, CA)
• Belford High School
• Buffville High School
• Columbia North High School with Capital Network
• Continental Academy
• Cornerstone Christian
• Enterprise Online High School
• Excel High School
• First Coast Academy
• Jefferson Online High
• John Adams Virtual
• Justice Fellowship International College
• Lincoln Academy
• Marwin High School
• Nations High School
• Pacific High School
• PennFord High School
• Southeastern High Online Florida
• West Madison Falls High School
• Winford High School
• Woodfield High School

Eligible Program

Verify you are enrolled in the program you intended, and that it is eligible for Financial Aid.  You can speak with your advisor or a Financial Aid specialist.