Attendance

Once you have registered for classes, you are responsible for any tuition, fees and books charged to your account. Your financial aid cannot pay for any portion of the tuition, fees and/or books unless you attend class or officially withdraw from classes. If you do not attend class or plan to withdraw for the semester, you must contact Student Services. Failure to do so may result in you receiving failing grade(s).

Fall/Spring/Summer Semesters Enrolled Hours Pell Calculation

The amount you receive from the Federal Pell Grant will depend on your hours of enrollment and attendance as follows.  The annual Pell amount is multiplied by the enrollment intensity percentage.

Enrollment Category	Enrolled Credit Hours	Enrollment Intensity
Full-Time	12 (or more)	100%
Three-Quarter Time	11	92%
	10	0.83
	9	75%
Half-Time	8	0.67
	7	58%
	6	0.5
Less-than-Half-Time	5	42%
	4	0.33
	3	25%
	2	0.17
	1	8%

The Federal Repeat Policy could affect your overall Federal Pell Grant adjustment.  You may read the policy below under ‘Repeat Coursework Policy’.

Eligible credit hours means your classes meet the Repeat Coursework Policy for potential disbursement.

Visit My Awards in MyOTC for potential eligibility. After you have registered, visit Registration Charges in MyOTC for the anticipated award. Awards are updated weekly and the Financial Aid Office will continue to update eligibility as you add or drop classes. If you have further questions, you may reach out to us on Live Chat or contact your Student Success Team Member.

For more information regarding direct student loans please visit the Direct Student Loans page.

2nd Five-Week Block, 2nd Eight-Week Block & 14-Week Block

If you enroll in 5-week block, 8-week block or 14-week block courses, you may not receive a portion of your aid until you are attending those classes. Direct any questions regarding eight-week block courses to the Financial Aid office.

Repeat Coursework Policy

There are limitations on the number of times Federal Student Aid will pay for repeat coursework.  Those limitations are:  1) A student may repeat a previously passed course once.  2) A student may repeat a failed or withdrawn course until they pass it.  Therefore, repeat courses may impact the amount of aid a student receives from Federal Student Aid.