The financial aid program at Wharton County Junior College is designed to provide financial aid through scholarships , grants, loans, and on-campus employment. Inquiries concerning student aid should be addressed to the Student Financial Aid Office at (979) 532-6345. Applications for financial aid should be completed accurately and received in the Financial Aid Office along with any additional required forms by the priority deadline.

ATTENTION ALL FINANCIAL AID STUDENTS

Notifications to students regarding their financial aid processes (missing documents, award information, status, updates, etc.) will be posted in a student’s online services account. Students need to open their online services account as soon as they receive notification that their account is available (usually a communication from the admissions office) and then monitor that account on a regular basis.

The Financial Aid Office will communicate via WCJC Student Email addresses once the student has enrolled for courses. It is the student’s responsibility to activate their WCJC student email account as soon as possible after their initial course registration. It is also a student’s responsibility to monitor their student email account.

Financial aid eligibility is determined for only one year at a time. All approvals are based on the assumption that Congress will appropriate funds for the various programs. Consequently, approved aid terminates if money is not allocated to Wharton County Junior College.

Simple Steps for Applying For Financial Aid At WCJC

1. Apply for Admission at Wharton County junior College (WCJC) online at https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX
   • Submit an official high school transcript or GED certificate of completion to the Admissions Office for applicants with no previous college work
   • Submit official academic transcripts from all colleges previously attended to the Admissions office for evaluation if no financial aid was received
   
   
2. Apply for a Personal Identification Number (PIN) at www.pin.ed.gov before trying to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)



3. Log on to www.fafsa.gov  to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For the 2012-13 academic year you will provide income information from the 2011 federal income tax returns for you and your parents if you are a dependent student. Independent students only provide information on themselves.
   • WCJC’s  school code is 003668


4. If your application for Federal Aid is selected for verification by the Department of Education you must provide the Financial Aid Office at WCJC with additional documents
   • If you did not use the Data Retrieval Tool Option to complete your income information when you completed your FAFSA, then you must provide an income tax transcript from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We can no longer accept photocopies of actual income tax returns.
   • Student Verification worksheet  on the college web site at  http://www.wcjc.edu/admin_offices_n/financial_aid/forms.asp on the WCJC website)
   • ALL OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AS REQUESTED BY THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE


5. All students must complete the  WCJC STUDENT DATA FORM on the college web site at http://www.wcjc.edu/admin_offices_n/financial_aid/forms.asp and submit it to the Financial Aid Office



6. Submit all required documents by the established priority financial aid deadlines:
   • Fall Semester June 1^st
   • Spring Semester November 1^st
   • Summer Session May 1^st (please note that effective summer of 2012, Pell Grants for summer sessions are limited to only students who attended one other semester during the award year. Check with the Financial Aid Office for details.)

NOTE:  IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE ALL YOUR FINANCIAL AID DOCUMENTATION BY THE PRIORITY DEADLINE YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY YOUR TUITION/ FEES AND BOOKS ON AN OUT-OF-POCKET BASIS AND GET REIMBURSED WHEN YOUR FINANCIAL AID DOCUMENTATION IS COMPLETE. THE COLLEGE HAS AN INSTALLMENT PLAN FOR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO HOLD THEIR CLASSES WHILE THEY COMPLETE THEIR FINANCIAL AID DOCUMENTATION.

Financial Aid

Wharton County Junior College’s Title IV Code  003668

Contact us at:

• Wharton Campus
  911 Boling Highway
  Wharton, TX 77488
  Administration Building Rm. 101
  979-532-6345
  (Fax) 979-532-6937
  finaid@wcjc.edu
  
  
• Sugar Land Campus
  14004 University Blvd.
  Sugar Land, TX 77479
  281-243-8431
  
  
• Richmond Campus
  5333 FM 1640
  Richmond, TX 77469
  281-239-1500
  
  

Financial Aid Staff

Richard Hyde Director of Financial Aid Veterans Certifying Official – Wharton
Merry Ribnikar Assistant Director of Financial Aid – Wharton
Priscilla Salas Financial Aid Counselor – Richmond
Lori Blust Financial Aid Counselor – Sugar Land
Jo Harrington Financial Aid Counselor – Sugar Land
Addie Garza Financial Aid Specialist – Wharton
Christine Garcia Financial Aid Data Exchange Specialist – Wharton
Krystal Rivera Financial Aid Secretary/Receptionist – Wharton