Quinebaug Valley
Community College
742 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239
860-412-7200
QVCC - Financial Aid
General Information
The Financial Aid Office at QVCC is committed to reducing economic barriers to higher education. Financial assistance is provided primarily through federal grants, state grants, scholarships, and work study. Most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need of the student as assessed through a federal formula.
Eligibility Requirements
Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible for financial aid: be citizens or eligible non-citizens, matriculated in an eligible program of study, have received their high school diploma or G.E.D. or passed the Ability to Benefit Exam, be registered with selective service if required, not be convicted of a drug related crime in the last year, not be in default from previous student loans, and maintain attendance, as well as, satisfactory academic progress.
Eligible programs of study include all associate degrees and certain certificates of 24 or more credits.
Financial Aid recipients must adhere to the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy:
The Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy is available at:
If you are currently suspended you can appeal your status by completing the following form:
The SAP appeals policy is:
Students may appeal any decision under the SAP Policy. A student must complete the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form which one can obtain from the financial aid office. Appeals will be considered for emergency circumstances including illness, death of a family member or other unusual situation. All students will be expected to provide clear evidence in their appeal form of the following issues: 1) state the reason for appeal 2) what has changed from that time in with unsatisfactory academic progress occurred and 3) how (s)he will be capable of overcome past academic difficulties. In addition students must provide third party documentation to support their claims (i.e. medical evidence of illness, death certificate, etc).
