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STATE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS

The ACM Student Financial Aid Office participates with several State Higher Education agencies to provide additional financial aid resources for our students.

MARYLAND RESIDENTS
Maryland residents attending ACM are eligible for a plethora of state aid funding, but must complete the FAFSA before March 1.  Students should consult the Maryland Higher Education website for all the application and program details. IMPORTANT: ACM must have a copy of the student's FAFSA results before any Maryland State aid will be paid.

Click here for Maryland State's Financial Aid Webpage

Special Tuition Rates for Statewide and Health Manpower Shortage Programs

PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS
Pennsylvania State Students who complete the FAFSA by May 1 will be considered for a Pennsylvania State Grant, called PHEAA State Grant.  Amounts vary depending on which campus the student attends.  Students taking all of their classes at one of the Pennsylvania campuses will receive the highest amount of the grant.  Likewise, students taking the majority of their credits, if full time, at one of the Pennsylvania campuses will be considered full time at that campus and also receive the higher amount. Students enrolled for six to nine credits may be eligible for a partial award. Students should consult the PHEAA State Grant web site for additional information on how to apply.  www.pheaa.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. RESIDENTS

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Students attending ACM who are residents of Washington, D.C. can apply for funding from these four sources:

1. DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DC TAG)
2. DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (DC LEAP)
3. DC College Access Program (DC CAP)
4. DC College Success Program

Deadline dates do apply for programs 1, 2, and 3. Students should visit the website for additional information and the application to apply: http://seo.dc.gov

For the DC College Success Program, students can visit the website at www.dccollegesuccessfoundation.org

D.C. students are also eligible to use funds from the DC GEAR UP program (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs).

If the student is or has been adopted, D.C. also provides a D.C. Adoption Scholarship. Information can be obtained in the Student Financial Aid Office.

WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENTS

Students from West Virginia are eligible to use funds from the WV GEAR UP program (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Grant) here at ACM.  Gear Up funds are used to provide college scholarships to low-income students identified in middle/high school.  Priority students are defined in the law as students in preschool through 12th grade who are eligible to be counted under section 1124 (c) of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (Title 1); or free or reduced-price lunches under the National School Lunch Act; or assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families law (Title 1 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996).  Students should contact the West Virginia Higher Education Commission for application requirements:  1-304-558-4614.

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