Federal Work Study Program

The Federal Work Study program is similar to any other job. The award is paid to the student as he/she earns it through a campus job. The work study value per semester that appears on the student's financial aid package is not necessarily the amount that will be applied toward his/her account. The amount of hours that a student works factors into the amount of the work study that a student will receive.

At the beginning of each semester, scholarships and grants are credited to the student's account. Work study is different in that students receive paychecks on a bi-weekly basis for their campus job. Paychecks may be endorsed and credited to the student's account in the Finance Department if the student chooses. Students may also endorse their work study paychecks for cash. The student makes the decision of whether or not to utilize their work study earnings as part of their Financial Aid package. In that respect, the actual value may end up being different from the amount indicated on the Financial Aid statement, which serves as an estimate. Due to the variance in nature of work study, it will not appear on tuition account statement.

Since many students choose to apply their work study paychecks directly to their tuition accounts, a payroll deduction is offered, which allows a student to voluntarily enroll in one of four plans. A student may choose to apply 100, 75, 50 or 25 percent of every paycheck to his/her tuition account. Enrollment forms are available in the Payroll Department, and the percentage desired will be automatically deducted from each paycheck to be applied to the student's account.

If you should have any questions not answered above, please contact the Finance Department at 1-800-597-3922 or e-mail  busoff@snc.edu. In addition, please visit the Financial Aid web site to find out about other options.