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Student Rights

You have the right to ask Savannah Technical College:

  1. The names of its accrediting and licensing organizations. You also have the right to ask for a copy of the documents describing the institution’s accreditation or licensing.
  2. About its programs, it’s instructional, laboratory, or other physical facilities, and its faculty, what the cost of attending is, and what its policy is on refunds to students who drop out.
  3. What financial assistance is available, including information on all Federal, State, local, private and institutional aid programs?
  4. Who the financial aid personnel are, where they are located, and how to contact them for information?
  5. What the procedures and deadlines are for submitting applications for each available financial aid program?
  6. How it selects financial aid recipients.
  7. How and when you will receive your financial aid.
  8. To explain each type and amount of assistance in your financial aid package.
  9. To reconsider the aid package offered if you believe a mistake has been made, or if your enrollment or financial circumstances have changed.
  10. How the school determines whether you are making satisfactory progress and what happens if you are not.
  11. What special facilities and services are available to the handicapped?

Student Responsibilities

It is your responsibility to:

  1. Review and consider all information about the college’s programs before you enroll.
  2. Pay special attention to your application for financial aid, complete it accurately and submit it on time to the right place. Errors can delay or prevent your receiving aid.
  3. Know all the deadlines for applying and reapplying for aid and be sure to meet them. Provide all documentation, corrections, signatures and/or new information requested by either the Financial Aid Office or the agency (processing center) to which you submitted your application.
  4. Notify the school of any information on your application that has changed since you applied for financial aid.
  5. Read and understand all forms you are asked to sign.
  6. Notify the Financial Aid Office of any change in your name, address or attendance status.
  7. Understand the college’s refund policy.