FINANCIAL AID

USC FINANCIAL AID SERVICES

The Financial Aid programs at USC are made available to ensure that students and families have available to them the resources necessary to meet the students' educational costs including tuition, fees, books, supplies, personal, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses.

Every effort is made to provide a student with a personalized Financial Aid package that takes into account the family's ability to contribute and the resources available from federal, state, institutional, and private sources.

All students must meet Standards of Satisfactory Progress and follow Academic Rules while attending The Utica School of Commerce.

Sources of Financial Aid
Financial Aid is intended to assist students in financing their education when family and personal resources are not adequate to meet their total educational cost. The principal forms of Financial Aid are as follows:

Grants and Scholarships
Financial Aid is awarded to students based on merit, financial need, or specific criteria.  They are typically funded by the Federal or State government, institutions, and/or private sources.  Grants and scholarships are free.  No repayment is necessary.

Employment
Employment enables students to earn money while attending school.  Full-time students wishing to work part time during their enrollment at Utica School of Commerce may contact their campus placement office for the availability of on- and/or off-campus employment.

Loans
Educational loans are awarded to students or parents to help meet education-related expenses.  An education loan is a loan that must be repaid with interest.

These three forms of assistance at USC are combined within the student’s Financial Aid package to meet his/her financial needs.  The Financial Aid Office makes every effort to help students with limited financial resources obtain needed funds.  Some Financial Aid programs are subject to the availability of funds (first-come, first-served); therefore, aid applications should be completed as soon as possible.