FAFSA Information
Howard College/SWCD FICE CODE is 003574
Instructions for completing your FAFSA
Notice: The Financial Aid Office cannot process student loans the week before classes end for the semester.
Perkins Grant Resources
The Perkins grant provides assistance to students who have demonstrated financial need and are in career and technical education programs. Find out if you qualify!
View the guide below for a walkthrough of accepting your financial aid!
This page serves as a reference for financial resources available to Howard College students. Time and attention should be spent carefully researching eligibility criteria, deadlines, and application processes. The tabs below contain alphabetized lists of forms, documents, and resources to be used (as needed) in the Financial Aid process.
Howard College/SWCD provides financial assistance to help make the benefits of higher education available to qualified students. Federal and state grants, scholarships, federal student loans, exemptions, waivers, and federal and state work-study programs are administered through the Financial Aid Office. Applications should be made well in advance of the date a student intends to register. The priority deadline is March 15. In order for funds to be available before the semester begins, applications must be received by July 1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. This includes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Information received after the deadlines may not be processed in time for registration.
HOW TO ACCEPT YOUR FINANCIAL AID
Once your FAFSA application has been received, you will need to review your Financial Aid information by logging into Campus Connect through the MyHC Student Portal at myhc.howardcollege.edu. If additional information is needed to complete your file, the documents needed will be listed. If your file is complete, you must accept or decline your Financial Aid Package.
If you qualify for the Pell Grant, the amount shown in your Financial Aid information is based on full-time enrollment. If you choose not to enroll full-time, your Pell will be adjusted based on the number of hours you do enroll in.
If there is a Loan awarded, the amount shown in your Financial Aid Information is the amount that you qualify to borrow. You do not have to borrow this amount if you choose not to. You can borrow less or none at all. All loans must be applied for by going to http://www.studentloans.gov
- Additional Student Financial Support Form
- Affidavit of Separation or Divorce
- Cost of Attendance
- Loan Award Acceptance Form
- Non-Attendance Form
- Record of Student Advising – Counseling
- Request for Dependency Status Change – 2023-24 & 2024-25
- Request for Dependency Status Change Reference Forms – 2023-24 & 2024-25
- Special Circumstances Application – 2023-24 & 2024-25
- Statement of Earned Income
- Statement of Non-Filing 2023-24 & 2024-25
- Statement of Student Eligibility
- Summer General Application or (Paper Version)
- Summer Loan Award Acceptance Form
- Suspension Appeal Request Form
- Time Frame Suspension Form
- Unusual Enrollment History Appeal Form
Financial Aid Staff
San Angelo Campus
Candice Maldonado
District Dean Financial Aid
San Angelo Campus
Amanda Hogeda
District Associate Director of Financial Aid
San Angelo Campus
Jessica Rich
Financial Aid Advisor
Big Spring Campus
Jenni Aiello
Financial Aid Advisor / Scholarships
Big Spring Campus
Jo Mayhall
District Associate Director of Financial Aid
San Angelo Campus
Neomi Hernandez
Financial Aid Advisor