{"id":95,"date":"2022-07-27T21:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T21:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/graduate-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:57:30","slug":"graduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid for Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n    class=\"\n        basic-hero\n                    basic-hero--no-image\n            \"\n    >\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__inner\">\n        <h1 class=\"basic-hero__heading\">\n            <div class=\"basic-hero__heading-text-container\">\n                                    <span class=\"basic-hero__heading-text \">Financial Aid for Graduate Students<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/h1>\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white body--line-left body--line-left-yellow body--line-left-full \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">How to Apply for Financial Aid as a Graduate Student<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <p>Students are eligible for financial aid if they meet these requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enrolled in at least 4.5 credits in each semester<\/li>\n<li>Have made <a href=\"\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/eligibility\/satisfactory-academic-progress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">satisfactory academic progress<\/a> during previous terms in which they attended<\/li>\n<li>Are not in default on a previous educational loan<\/li>\n<li>The following graduate certificate programs are approved for federal student aid:\n<ul>\n<li>Modern Band<\/li>\n<li>Integrated STEM Education<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare Management<\/li>\n<li>Leadership &amp; Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Online Teaching &amp; Learning<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Project Management<\/li>\n<li>Supply Chain Management &amp; Logistics<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive Curriculum &amp; Assessment for PreK-12<\/li>\n<li>Social, Emotional &amp; Behavioral Wellness<\/li>\n<li>Sport Enhancement<\/li>\n<li>Trauma-Informed Counseling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once students determine if they qualify, the following steps must be completed to be considered for federal loans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) listing Â鶹Æƽâ (LVC&#8217;s federal school code for use on the FAFSA is 003288). If you are enrolling for the academic year starting Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027, file the 2026-2027 FAFSA, which is currently available at <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\">studentaid.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you are planning to borrow during the summer term, please complete the Summer Financial Aid Application that is available in April in addition to filing the FAFSA.<\/li>\n<li>After reviewing your financial aid offer in AccessLVC, you must accept\/reduce\/decline your federal student loan(s) in order to have your loans processed or canceled. If you are a first-time borrower, please follow the instructions for completing Loan Entrance Counseling and a Master Promissory Note for Federal Direct\u00a0Loans at <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\">studentaid.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View graduate tuition costs here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white  body--line-right-light-blue body--line-right-full body--line-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">Available Aid for Graduate Students<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <ul>\n<li>Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan &#8211; prorated based on your costs, maximum $20,500 for two semesters<\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/scholarships-grants\/graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graduate scholarships, awards, and fellowships<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white body--line-left body--line-left-medium-blue body--line-left-full \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">Financial Aid Offers<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <p>Financial aid offers for graduate students will be prepared the month prior to the start of each semester and includes the cost of tuition, books, and loan fees. The number of credits for which you are enrolled will be reviewed at the beginning of each semester because your eligibility for aid is partially determined by your enrollment costs. Your aid offer may be revised for an upcoming semester if your costs are inconsistent with the amount used in the aid offer. If you add credits after receiving your aid offer and would like to increase your loan, you must contact the Financial Aid Office. If you reduce credits after receiving your aid offer, your loan may also be reduced or canceled. <span style=\"font-family: var(--font-raleway); font-size: 1.125rem; letter-spacing: 0.00625em;\">Contact the Financial Aid Office at 1-866-LVC-4ADM (toll-free), 717-867-6126, or <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var(--font-raleway); font-size: 1.125rem; letter-spacing: 0.00625em;\" href=\"mailto:finaid@lvc.edu\">finaid@lvc.edu<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var(--font-raleway); font-size: 1.125rem; letter-spacing: 0.00625em;\"> for additional information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":339,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"section_menu":185,"language":"en","alternate_language_urls":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Financial Aid for Graduate Students - Admission and Financial Aid<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Graduate students at Â鶹Æƽâ are eligible for financial aid if they meet certain requirements.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Financial Aid for Graduate Students - Admission and Financial Aid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Graduate students at Â鶹Æƽâ are eligible for financial aid if they meet certain requirements.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Admission and Financial Aid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-29T14:57:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/\",\"name\":\"Financial Aid for Graduate Students - Admission and Financial Aid\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-27T21:48:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-29T14:57:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Graduate students at Â鶹Æƽâ are eligible for financial aid if they meet certain requirements.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-costs\/apply-financial-aid\/graduate\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Financial Aid &amp; 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