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Financial Aid and Transient Status

Outgoing Transient Students (LTC Transient Students Enrolling in Other Colleges)

A student in good standing and enrolled at Lanier Technical College may choose to enroll in classes at other colleges (host colleges) for credit towards the student's program of study while Lanier Technical College remains his or her home college.

  1. A student should complete and submit the Request for Transient Status form to the Registrar's Office. If the student is taking an online course) then he/she must apply at GVTC; www.gvtc.org. If the course is not an online course, then the student must apply directly to the host college. The Registrar's Office reviews and submits the Transient Student Agreement form to the GVTC website. The financial aid office completes the financial aid section of the Transient Student Agreement. If the student is eligible for HOPE, then a portion of the tuition will be covered at the host college. The student is responsible for a portion of tuition that HOPE does not pay and all fees and books.
  2. Students who receive only the Pell Grant are responsible for tuition and fees at the host college at the time of registration. Only the home school will disburse Pell funds. The Federal Pell Grant will be awarded to transient students after the fourth week of the semester after the Financial Aid Office has received certification of the student's enrollment by the host school.
  3. Veterans should contact the VA certifying officials at both the home college and host college. The Veteran must notify the home college VA certifying official of his/her transient status. The VA certifying official at the host college must certify the class hours for which they are enrolled to Veteran Affairs.

Incoming Transients (Transient Students from Other Colleges Enrolling at LTC)

  1. A student should have a Transient Student Agreement form submitted by their home college to the GVTC website. The financial aid section of this form will indicate whether or not the student has been approved for HOPE Grant or HOPE Scholarship. If the student is eligible for HOPE, then a portion of the tuition will be covered at the host college. The student is responsible for a portion of tuition that HOPE does not pay and all fees and books.
  2. Students who receive only the Pell Grant are responsible for paying the tuition and fees at the host college. The student's home college will award and disburse Pell funds for the term.
  3. Veterans must notify the certifying official at the host college of their enrollment so that these hours may be certified for Veteran Affairs.