International Students

All students eligible for Financial Aid are determined according to information collected from the FAFSA. One requirement to be eligible for federal financial aid is being a citizen or eligible non-citizen. An eligible non-citizen is one of the following:

A U.S. permanent resident with an alien registration receipt card (I-551)
A conditional permanent resident (I-551C)
A resident with an arrival-departure record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service showing any of the following designations:
Refugee
Asylum granted
Indefinite parole
Humanitarian parole
Cuban-Haitian entrant

Students who are not eligible for Federal Student Aid

Examples of ineligible nonimmigrant VISAS and statuses include:

A2 and A3 diplomatic VISA
B1 and B2 visitor VISA
F1, F2 or M1 student VISA
G Series VISA
H or L Series temporary employment VISA
J1 and J2 exchange visitor VISA
NATO VISA under J1 and J2
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) students

There are some scholarships available to international students. Visit Scholarship Central for more information.

Alternative Loans may also be available to international students. Visit FASTChoice for more information.