STUDENT HANDBOOK - ITT Technical Institute

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEBOOKSTOREThe textbooks, tools and supplies required for the program of study are to be furnished to the student or madeavailable for sale the week prior to the upcoming term or on the first day of that term’s classes. Students arenot obligated to buy any of the required books, tools, or supplies for their program of study from the school,but students are required to possess the requisite books, tools and supplies, whether purchased from the schoolor elsewhere.CHECK CASHING POLICYThe cashier’s office will not cash any checks and will only accept those checks made out to the school foreducational costs.ENTRANCE AND EXIT COUNSELINGStudents are provided individual entrance and exit counseling with respect to financial aid received under thefederal student financial aid programs. Information on topics, such as loan options, financial planning,repayment obligations, and deferment/forbearance options, are provided to each student upon entering andleaving school.FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCESchool financial aid services are generally available during normal business hours. If a student needs to meetwith a financial aid professional during a particular evening and he/she is unavailable, contact the Director ofFinance to make other arrangements. See the Director of Finance for additional information.SMARTFORMSITT Technical Institute offers students the use of a web-based program to aid them in completing theirfinancial aid forms such as the FAFSA and Stafford Loan forms. This convenient application enablescosigners and/or parents, who would otherwise be unavailable, to participate in required portions of thefinancial aid process.SUSPENSION AND REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AIDAS A RESULT OF DRUG-RELATED OFFENSESSuspension of Eligibility for Federal Student Financial Aid as a Result of Drug-Related OffensesA student who has been convicted of any offense under any federal or state law involving the possession orsale of a controlled substance shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan or work assistance under thefederal student financial aid programs during the period beginning on the date of such conviction and endingafter the interval specified in the following table:38