Financial Aid offered at Southwest Tech

Are you wondering how you are going to pay for the great education Southwest Tech has to offer? Financial aid assistance is here to help you meet your goals!

Financial aid may be in the form of federal and/or state grants, federal work-study, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. We encourage all students who attend Southwest Tech to apply for financial aid.

Why apply for financial aid?

It's easy! (View a short tutorial on filling out a FAFSA.)
There's no cost to apply!
It can help fund your dreams!

To be eligible for federal or state financial aid programs, you must:

Apply and be accepted to an eligible academic program
Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen (permanent resident)
Have a high school diploma, GED, HSED or homeschool completion certificate
Be registered with the Selective Service (if required)
Not be in default on a student loan
Maintain satisfactory academic progress
Complete a Master Promissory Note and Entrance Loan Counseling, if receiving loans

Find out your estimated tuition with our Net Price Calculator (cost calculator).

Steps to Success
If you are unable to access documents here, please contact Financial Aid (financial-aid@swtc.edu, 608.822.2660)

You're headed in the right direction! Follow these next steps to success!

Create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID).
On the FAFSA website click on 'Start a New FAFSA' and follow the instructions to obtain your FSA ID. You will use this FSA ID to electronically sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Master Promissory Note.
Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Southwest Tech's school code is 007699.

If you completed a FAFSA during the previous year, fill out a renewal application and update your information.

If you prefer to fill out the paper form, obtain one by calling 800.4.FED.AID (800.433.3243).
Receive a copy of your SAR (Student Aid Report)
Approximately two weeks after the Federal Processing Center receives your FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report for your records in the mail, or by email.

Southwest Tech (and any other school you listed on your FAFSA) will also receive your information.

The Southwest Tech Financial Aid Office will inform you through the mail if any additional documentation (such as a tax transcript) is needed to complete your financial aid file. If documentation is needed, it is important that you respond promptly.
Receive Notice of your Financial Aid Awards
Your financial aid awards will be posted to your MySWTC student portal under My Financial Aid, and will provide you with information regarding the funding you have been awarded. However, you must meet the following basic funding requirements to be eligible for these funds:

You must be accepted to an eligible program and be enrolled in all of your courses by the date of record. Not all programs are eligible for financial aid.

Most funding requires you to be enrolled at a minimum of half-time status (at least six credits each semester).
Optional: If you will be borrowing a student loan, complete Entrance Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note.
Visit https://studentaid.gov/ and click on the "Sign In" button toward the upper right corner.

Upon signing in successfully, verify personal information.

Complete Subsidized / Unsubsidized Entrance Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note.
Policies and Procedures
If you are unable to access documents here, please contact Financial Aid (financial-aid@swtc.edu, 608.822.2660)
Additional Resources
Additional Resources:
- Net Price Calculator (cost calculator)
- Financial Aid FAQs
- Veterans Education Benefits
Federal and State Financial Aid Available:
Additional information on Financial Aid and finding scholarship money:
If you are unable to access documents here, please contact Financial Aid (financial-aid@swtc.edu, 608.822.2660)