Office Hours

Financial Aid Advisors

Phone number (305) 324-6070

The predominate type of student financial aid used at Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center is the United State Department of Education’s Pell Grant.  The Pell Grant is a need-based student financial aid program.  The Pell Grant is a grant, not a loan, and generally does not have to be repaid provided the application (s) submits factual information and attends school. 

There is a limited amount of State of Florida student aid called the Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG). Florida state aid can only be used during the fall and winter trimesters.

Applicants may create a PIN number, or the system will select a number for each applicant.  Students may request to have their PIN number sent to their e-mail account or have the PIN mailed to a home address.  Students are not required to have an e-mail account to get a PIN.  If a student submits an e-mail address, the PIN will be sent to the e-mail address provided.  If a student did not submit an e-mail address, the PIN will be mailed to the physical address submitted on the PIN application.  PIN number should be issued, e-mailed and activated within 48 hours of completing an electronic PIN application.  Students are not required to have an e-mail address to receive and use a PIN.  FAFSAs will not be processed and an EFC will not be generated if the application is not signed.

All FAFSA applications must be accurate and honest.

School
In order for Lindsey Hopkins to process a student’s FAFSA application, the Lindsey Hopkins’ federal school code of 005586 must be submitted in step 6 of the FAFSA.

Submitting the FAFSA
If a student completes and submits the FAFSA on-line or submits changes on-line a confirmation number and EFC number will be provide within a few minutes of the submission.  We suggest that applicants print out and save the confirmation and EFC page.  If a student has not properly submitted their application electronically a confirmation number will not be generated by the FAFSA website.

Student Aid Report
After a student has completed their FAFSA a Student Aid Report (SAR) will be sent to them from the US ED processor.  If an e-mail is submitted on the application then the SAR will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address listed on the FAFSA.  If no e-mail address is provided on the FAFSA, the SAR will be mailed to the physical address provided by the student.  We recommend that LHTEC students not provide an e-mail address with their FAFSA.  Students may request a duplicate SAR to be sent to them by calling 1-800-4FD-AID (1-800-433-3243).  Students should keep their SAR for future reference.

Adding Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center to a FAFSA
If a student has completed the FAFSA and has not included Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education in step 6 of the application they will need to add the school’s name to the application.  The simplest way to add LHTEC to an application is to use a PIN to make changes to the application.  Students should go to the FAFSA website, click on  “Make corrections to a processed FAFSA,” go to step 6 and add LHTEC to your application.  The federal school code for Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education is 005586.  If a change is made and properly submitted, you will receive a confirmation number within a few seconds of submission.  Keep the confirmation number.

For the 2009-2010 award year all students must completely resubmit their FAFSA

We recommend that the applicant thoroughly read the publication Funding Education Beyond High School.

Loans
Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center does not participate in any type of student loan program.

The attendance of students who receive financial aid is reviewed each trimester.  If a student has poor attendance the student may be denied additional Pell Grant deferments, or state and local student financial aid.  To ensure the confirmation of financial aid, a student should maintain at least 75 percent class attendance.

Students may receive financial aid from other agencies; programs such as South Florida Workforce (One Stops), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (Voc Rehab) or the SAVES program.

Dependent students are those who are less than 23 years of age and single.

Other Information
Students who withdraw from LHTEC before completing a respective, career/technical program my owe LHTEC and M-DCPS for tuition and fees that have been deferred based on their Pell grant and lack of attendance.  Holds will be placed on student accounts, if the student owes LHTEC money.

Student’s Responsibility
Students who receive any type of financial aid including a tuition deferment are required to be contiguously enrolled in career/technical education program at Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center.  It is the student’s responsibility to attend classes.  Failure to attend classes regularly may jeopardize future tuition deferments, access to other financial aid as well as future disbursement of Title IV aid (Pell Grant).  It is the policy of M-DCPS to withdraw career/technical students after the student’s fifth consecutive absence in class.

Other Forms
Students who would like to receive financial aid at Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center must complete the “Postsecondary Institution Technical Center Financial Aid Application” form 5467.  Students should read the paper title, “Registration Information You are required to Know.”  When the student understands the form they should sign the form and return it to the Financial Aid Office.

Lindsey Hopkins School Code 005586