Adults

Training is an investment in your future, and will increase in value over the coming years. Financial aid can help you achieve your personal training goals and help build on your personal and professional career skills. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.

Students in these full-time programs can seek financial aid:

  • Dental Assisting
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R)
  • Law Enforcement
  • Medical Assisting
  • Medical Office Technologies
  • Electrical
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Licensed Massage Therapy

Financial Aid

Sources of student financial aid can include:

  • Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation funding
  • Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized)
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
  • Pell Grants
  • Veterans Administration benefits
  • Workforce Investment Act tuition funding

Applying for Financial Aid

To apply for federal student financial aid and other state student aid programs, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The information you provide on your FAFSA determines if you are eligible for financial aid. Visit the FAFSA website at www.fafsa.ed.gov/what010.htm to learn about different types of federal financial aid.

When filling out the FAFSA for an Eastland-Fairfield Adult training program, you must use the school code assigned to Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools. That code is 016975. Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov/what003.htm to learn more about the types of schools that are approved to award federal financial aid.

To find out if you qualify for financial aid, you will need to apply for admission to an Eastland-Fairfield Adult Training program (applying for admission carries NO financial obligation). In order to complete your FAFSA, you will need to apply for a PIN number. Your PIN will be used as your electronic signature. Apply for your PIN at http://pin.ed.gov.

Registration Process

To register for a course, please complete the Registration Form and submit with your $75 non-refundable registration fee. Types of documentation needed to accompany your registration application:

  • A copy of your High School Diploma or transcript, or a GED

  • A copy of your signed Federal Income Tax return from the previous year (to obtain a copy of your return, call 800.829.1040 and request form 1722; dependant students must supply a copy of their parents’ return and their parents’ Social Security numbers)

  • Copies of W2 forms from the previous year

  • Complete or provide ALL requested Financial Aid and/or billing paperwork and inform us of how you intend to pay for the class

  • Visit the Eastland-Fairfield Adult Workforce Development Center to obtain a Bureau of Criminal Investigation Fingerprint background check.
    • AWDC is located at 4300 Amalgamated Place, Groveport, OH 43130
    • Fingerprinting is performed Monday-Friday from
      9:00 am – 3:00 pm.

  • If required, send a copy of a negative 1-step or 2-step TB test (see class requirements below)
    • Dental Assisting applicants: 1-step TB test
    • Medical Assisting applicants: 2-step TB test
    • Medical Office Technologies applicants: 2-step TB test
    • Licensed Massage Therapy applicants: 2-step TB test

      TB tests can be performed at your family physician’s office, health departments in some counties (such as Fairfield County, but not Franklin County), Kroger clinics, and clinics in some drugstores.

  • All registered students are required to take the Work Keys Assessment Test, which is usually given on the first or second day of class.  The test measure basic reading, math, and locating information skills.  For information go to:
    http://www.act.org/workkeys/pdf/Preparing.pdf

  • Licensed Massage Therapy students must apply for a Preliminary Education Certificate. Please visit the following Web site and select either the "Preliminary Application for for Ohio Applicants" or the "Preliminary Application for Out-of-State Applicants" link to begin this process.

    http://www.med.ohio.gov/mt_preliminary_education.htm

 Before you make any decisions, a great resource is the National Center for Education Statistics website, where you can compare schools and see where you can find you best fit.

Schedule an appointment to take the required WorkKeys Assessment test at the time you make your appointment with the financial aid officer, or at the time of registration (whichever is sooner). The WorkKeys Assessment must be taken prior to the first day of class. The test is three hours in length. Testing dates and times vary depending on location. Testing locations are:

Adult Workforce Development Center
4300 Amalgamated Place
Groveport, Ohio 43125

Fairfield Career Center
4000 Columbus-Lancaster Rd., NW
Carroll, Ohio 43112

Seating is limited. Please contact the vocational evaluator at 888.482.9643 (toll free) or 614.836.4541 ext. 1331, to schedule your required test. If special testing accommodations are needed, please notify the financial aid officer at the time of registration for the program or at the time you confirm your appointment with the vocational evaluator to take the WorkKeys test (whichever is sooner).
If you are registering for Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting and Medical Office Technologies, you will need to take a TB II Step Test prior to your first day of class. Bring the results on the first day of class. This test can be performed at your family physician’s office or through the Ohio Department of Health (614.466.3543 or visit www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/pamphlets.htm).

Before you make any decisions, a great resource is the National Center for Education Statistics Web site, where you can compare schools and see where you can find your best fit.