<p>I attended school this previous spring of 2014 at the local Gateway Community College in Phoenix AZ, and was awarded financial aid Pell grant for the full amount plus book cost for the 2 classes I signed up for with out of state tuition. Shortly after registering for my classes and school starting my English class was dropped due to a error that had nothing to do with me. Since the 3 credit class was dropped my credit hours were brought from 8 to 5, thus taking away from the Pell grant that I was originally given, and as not notified about it until the near end of the semester when I was trying to sign up for summer courses. I was then told that I needed to receive a letter from my teacher about the dropped class, that was in fact the school's error, and to have it emailed to financial aid so they can take care of the issue. I was then told to wait for a response, back in may 2014. I contacted the school and asked for information and was then told again to wait for a response. It is now July and I went through the gauntlet of trying to find out what was going on, worked with everyone from the school's cashier department, to the financial aid department in my school and in the main office, talking to managers in all offices, only to be told that it is too late and even though the error was not mine I am the only one forced to pay full out of state tuition. Tuition that I cant afford and wouldn't have done if I had not received the original Pell grant. Can anyone recommend a solution to this problem? Outside of paying the $2098 out of state tuition that is stunting my education.</p>
<p>You have 2 separate issues going on; one being that your going below part time status and your aid was adjusted accordingly. If your class was dropped, go face to face to the registrars office and request the proof of your requesting a drop add or that you class was dropped due to non attendance.</p>
<p>The net-net is if you are not an Arizona resident, you will had to pay OOS tuition. If there is a hole on your account, the hold will remain until you clean up your bill</p>
<p>Your attendance dropped below the amount for awarding of the full Pell amount. If you received that full Pell amount you owe the school the balance on your bursar’s account.</p>
<p>You KNEW you were only taking five credits. You were not going to that other three hour class.</p>
<p>You are an out of state student. You need to pay the OOS fees for whatever you ow the school.</p>
<p>I’m sorry about the situation, but each student is personally responsible to fulfill the Pell Grant requirements. It would have been nice if the school could be all knowing but the people who run the courses don’t know your financial iad status, only you do. </p>
<p>I’d keep talking to the school. They can’t give you the Pell Grant because they can’t get it from the Govt if you don’t qualify, but maybe they can waive out of state charges because that is in their control, or find some small funds to grant you somewhere. Not likely but worth a try.</p>
<p>For future you’d better make sure you understand the requirements very well. Look at the online federal pages but also read and be aware of your own colleges policies and SAP requirements.
<a href=“https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/pell”>https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/pell</a></p>
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Did you try to enroll another 3-credit class?</p>
<p>Another thing…very often courses at CC’s don’t happen, usually because of insufficient enrollment in the section, and sometimes because the instructor becomes unavailable and can’t be replaced. </p>
<p>So…if you continue at the college, be alerted that this could very well happen again.</p>
<p>BrownParent…I don’t think this would affect SAP. It sounds like the course was cancelled by the college before it began. The student didn’t drop it, and didn’t fail it. The course didn’t happen.</p>
<p>Agree with 4kids…did you try to register for another three credit course?</p>
<p>If I understand correctly, the student wouldnt have tried to register for another class because he believed that he was already in another class (the class that was wrongly dropped), and he thought that the school would correct that. It sounds like he completed that extra class and got no credit for it. or am I confused?</p>
<p>Mom2. Surely this student KNEW he wasn’t taking that English class! There was NO class. It was cancelled before schools started (see his OP…class was cancelled shortly after registration but before class started).</p>
<p>Kids add classes the first week of school all the time. </p>
<p>I don’t understand this OP at all. He makes it sound like he didn’t KNOW he had only 5 credits all term…and that Is poppycock.</p>
<p>What he didn’t know was that his number of credits had dropped below the minimum required to maintain the full amount of Pell money that was awarded to him.</p>
<p>As pointed out upstream…that was HIS responsibility…not the college’s. </p>
<p>He needs to pay his bill. He took 5 credits at this community college…as an out of state student. Whatever his Pell did not cover, he now must pay.</p>
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<p>How does he continue to go to a class where he was dropped? WHen he got dropped, he would no longer show up on the class roster. Is op saying that the professor never said
nfebles, you are not on my roster, perhaps you should check with the registrar to find out what is going on. If Op remained in class, did he not take any exams, turn in a projects or get a final grade? None of this could happen unless he is on the roster being in the class.</p>
<p>OP…please clarify…did the class get cancelled…or did your name get taken off the student list?</p>
<p>In the vast majority of cases, the class instructors take attendance in their classes using their class list. If you were not ON that list…and the teacher never called your name, you should have reregistered for,the course.</p>
<p>Are you saying you WENT to a class but were not on the registered student roster…and you went all term?</p>
<p>I dont see where the class was cancelled.</p>
<p>I may be reading this wrong, but it seems to me that the issue is that the school wrongly dropped him from the class. And, then he thought is was just a clerical error that would be cleared and he would still attend. or maybe I am totally confused…likely. ;)</p>
<p>In hindsight, if my scenario is correct, I would think that the teacher would have talked to him several times about the fact that his name had not be readded to the list. </p>
<p>We need clarification. lol</p>
<p>Yes…clarification is indeed needed from the original poster…</p>
<p>OK…I’ll continue. The OP says he owes $2098 in OOS tuition costs. I’m not a Pell expert…but according to my simple arithmetic…eight credits (his original registration) would be part time status, not full time. The Pell would be adjusted to reflect less than full time status. And then the Pell award would be for one semester only. </p>
<p>Seems to me his Pell would be less than $1500 for one semester of half time study. </p>
<p>What would it be for 5 credits? </p>
<p>and why pay crazy OOS rates for a CC anyway??</p>
<p>It is cases like this that suggest that some pell grant recipients dont try to use the funds wisely. Likely, they would run out of Pell before a degree is gotten.</p>
<p>P.S. The OP is talking bout a community college which he likely lives somewhat near to. He should get in a car, and go there IN PERSON to talk to the financial aid department about this.</p>
<p>No more phone calls…or emails. Set up an appointment and go, in person.</p>