Texas Chiropractic College works hard to ensure that every qualified student can attend, regardless of financial means. If you need financial aid to cover tuition and other expenses, our Financial Aid Office will help you complete your financial aid application.
Although applying for financial aid is not difficult, you’ll need to complete a number of forms and produce documentation to establish your financial need. If you have any questions about how to apply for financial aid, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (281) 998-6021.
Financial Aid Application Steps: New Students
If you’re entering Texas Chiropractic College as a new student, follow the steps listed below to apply for financial aid. Please note that April 15 is the deadline to submit all documentation required on the financial aid application.
Eligibility for Financial Aid
The amount of financial aid you qualify for is determined using a calculation established by the federal government. This formula compares your "cost of attendance" to your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to determine "financial need."
Most financial aid loan programs require you to maintain a minimum of half-time enrollment, which defined as 6 or more semester hours by the federal government. To qualify for most grants, you must be enrolled full-time (12 semester hours or more).
In addition, you need to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress toward your degree to qualify for most financial aid. Texas Chiropractic College measures “satisfactory academic progress” for financial aid purposes on the following criteria:
- Qualitative (cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher)
- Quantitative (full-time enrollment)
- Cumulative (15 trimester allowance)
You can read TCC’s complete Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy document at this link.
Federal financial aid regulations require that Texas Chiropractic College establish, publish, and apply reasonable standards for measuring each student’s satisfactory academic progress (SAP) in their educational program. The qualitative and quantitative standards used to monitor academic progress must be term/ cumulative and must include all periods of the student’s enrollment, including periods for which the student did not receive financial aid. This policy will be enforced at the end of each term.
The Financial Aid Office is required to review your academic record (regardless of the age of the record or whether or not financial aid was received) to determine if you are in compliance. If you are not in compliance, you will be notified in writing of your denial/suspension and the appropriate appeal procedure.
Return of Title IV Funds Policy
The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 changed the formula for calculating the amount of financial aid a student can retain when the student totally withdraws from all classes. Students who withdraw from all classes prior to completing more than 60% of an enrollment term will have their eligibility for financial aid recalculated based on the percent of the term completed. For example, a student who withdraws completing only 30% of the term will have "earned" only 30% of any Title IV financial aid received. The remaining 70% must be returned by the school and/or the student. The Financial Aid Office encourages you to read a complete copy of this policy carefully at this link. If you are thinking about withdrawing from all classes prior to completing 60% of the trimester, you should contact the Financial Aid Office to see how your withdrawal will affect your financial aid.