Financial Aid Q & A

Setting up direct deposit through your MyTCAT portal is the fastest way to receive a financial aid refund. True or false

• True

• False

Where can you find your total program costs?

• In your MyTCAT portal under My Account

• On our TCAT Jackson Facebook page

• In your MyTCAT portal under the Financial Aid section

• Under your program's page of our TCAT Jackon website

TN Promise and Reconnect cannot be added to your account until you've registered for class. True or false

• True

• False

A student cannot be awarded financial aid if there are outstanding FA requirements or corrections needed. True or false

• True

• False

When can a student receive a financial aid refund?

• On the first day of class

• Within 14 days of the scheduled disbursement date

• Thirty days after the start of the trimester

• On the last day of the trimester

Where can a student find their total financial aid award amounts?

• In their MyTCAT portal under Financial Aid - Award Overview

• On our TCAT Jackson website

• On the FAFSA

• In their MyTCAT portal under My Account

Generally, students who withdraw before the last scheduled day of the trimester could owe money. True or false

• True

• False

What can you do to avoid delays in processing?

• Submit your 2024/2025 ASAP

• Make necessary corrections to your FAFSA ASAP

• Wait to submit your FAFSA until next week

• Ignore phone calls and emails

If you don't have enough financial aid to cover your tuition, books, and supplies, when must your balance be paid in full?

• By the end of the trimester

• Today

• By the first day of class

• By the 14th day of the trimester