School dosent offer loans

Paying for College
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Hey guys

after getting everything sorted I got my awards letter today it came short so i asked about getting a small student loan and the aide office said we dont do loans here. are there any options out there for me if the school dosent do loans? Im doing a dual major in electrions engineering and becuase im starting in the spring my advisor told me to try to do as many as my first year classes this semster as i can so i can get on a good track that was the plan but with with out some loan i dont think the plan will work. I may have to cut way back in classes

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Did you file the FAFSA?

What type of school is this?

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I did its a VA community college

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The person with whom you spoke in the financial aid office may have thought that you were asking for an institutional loan. I assume that you are asking about a federal student loan, is that correct? A community college should be able to help you with that, especially if they accept FAFSA, unless you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Edited to add: It’s possible that the school doesn’t participate in the federal student loan program, for whatever reason. Which Virginia Community College is it?

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Find out if your community college participate in the Direct Loan program. Some don’t. Most do.

If they do, you need to complete a fafsa form.

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Were you asking the school for additional loans over and above any federal (or state) loans or grants?

http://www.vccs.edu/students/financial-aid/

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Go back and ask if you can get a Federal Direct Student Loan.

they may say, “no,” because some CCs are no longer allowing because their schools have had too many defaults.

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Not all community colleges participate in the federal loan program

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You might have to work this semester and start community college in the fall.