Financial Aid
Financial Aid Grants
Grants are considered gift aid. Gift aid is the most valued source of financial aid because grant money does not have to be repaid. Grants are awarded based on need. There are several types of grants available for students.

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Federal Pell Grant (FPELL)

A federal program for undergraduate students obtaining their first bachelor’s degree. The Pell Grant amount depends on family contribution, the cost of attendance at ACC, and the number of hours for which you are enrolled (full-time, three-quarter time, half-time, less than half-time).

Federal guidelines stipulate that Pell Grant recipients adding classes after the financial aid census date  cannot receive an increase in their Pell Grant award. Example: Joe Student registered for 6 hours for the 16wk session, and 3 hours for the 12 week session (prior to the financial aid census date). Pell Grant will pay for these classes. Later, Joe decides to add another 3 hour class after census date has passed. Pell Grant cannot be adjusted once census date has passed. Yolanda Student did not register for any classes prior to census date, but is now registering for the 12 week session, the Pell Grant will pay for her classes. 

The Title IV Consolidation Appropriation Act of 2012 limits the amount of the Federal Pell Grant Eligibility to 12 full time semesters. Click here for more information.

Award Range: $277-$2,775 per semester

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Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

A federal grant program. Awards are made based on the greatest need, expected family contribution, and enrollment status of at least half time (6 hours). Summer recipients must be enrolled for entire summer session.

Award Range:  $200-$400 per semester

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Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG)

A federal grant program. Awards are made based on the greatest need, expected family contribution, and enrollment status of at least half time (6 hours).

Award Range: : $162-$325 per semester

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Texas Grant

(Toward Excellence, Access & Success Grant) A state grant for Texas residents who graduated from a public or accredited private high school in Texas no earlier than fall 1998.

Requirements:
  • Completed the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program in High School
  • Have accumulated no more than 30 semester credit hours, excluding those earned for dual or concurrently courses or awarded for credit by examination (AP, IB or CLEP)
  • Enroll in an undergraduate degree or certificate program within 16 months of graduation on at least a three quarter time basis (9 to 11 hrs)
  • Show financial need based on FAFSA results
  • Must have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $4000 or less on FAFSA
  • First year recipients must meet ACC’s financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirement of an overall 2.0 grade point average and 67% completion rate
  • Returning or continuing recipients must complete 24 semester hours within the academic year; and meet the 2.5 grade point and 75% completion rate
  • Have not been convicted of a felony or crime involving a controlled substance.
Award Range:
$750 per semester

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Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG)

A state grant for Texas residents.

Requirements:
  • Be a Texas Resident
  • Students must have completed the regular high school program or completed a GED
  • Enroll at least ½ time in the first 30 hours in an associates degree or certificate program at a public two-year college in Texas
  • have a Family Contribution (EFC) of less than $2000
  • Show financial need based on FAFSA results
  • First year recipients must meet ACC’s financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirement of an overall 2.0 grade point average and 67% completion rate
  • Returning or continuing recipients must me the 2.5 grade point average and 75% completion rate at the end of the academic year
  • Have not been convicted of a felony or crime involving a controlled substance

Students who continue in college and who meet program academic standards can receive awards for up to 75 semester credit hours, for four years or until they receive an associate’s degree, whichever comes first.
Award Range:
$1,200 per semester

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TOP 10% Scholarship

A state funded program for Texas residents who graduate in the top ten percent of their class.

Requirements:
  • Complete the recommended or distinguished curriculum from an accredited high school in Texas
  • Graduate in the top ten percent of his/her high school class
  • Attend a Texas public institution of higher education
  • Submit the 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) by March 1, 2010.
  • Have financial need
 Award:

$2000 scholarship if they enroll full time (12 hrs. or more) for the Fall 2010.  Funds will only be available until August 31, 2010.     

Students who submit FAFSA/TASFA after March 1 will be awarded on a first –come-first served basis until funds have been spent.  Check with the Financial Aid Office for additional requirements.

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Other types of grant aid

District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program

An out-of-state grant program which provides tuition support to Washington, D.C., residents to attend colleges and universities throughout the nation.

Requirements:
  • Resident of Washington, D.C.
  • The public school portion of the Act pays the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for all District residents attending public postsecondary institutions.
 Award Range: Each student can receive up to $50,000 in assistance during his/her lifetime.

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