Facts:

• Federal Work-Study Program (part-time employment)
• Allows one to earn a portion of education expenses.
• Provides work/service experience as reading (America Reads) or math/science (America Counts) tutors for individual children and other classroom support.

Requirements:

• Demonstrate financial need.
• Be enrolled at least 6 credit hours in an eligible program. (For summer, be enrolled in at least one class.)
• Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA.
• Make Satisfactory Academic Progress.
• Possess skills required for position.
• NOT be in default on a federal loan.
• Complete the following documents: 
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Financial Aid file
  • On-line CPCC employment application
  • FWS package (if hired)

How to Apply:

• Apply to the college and be admitted to an eligible program of study.
• Complete the FAFSA form.
• After your FA file is complete and you have been accepted to the College, view our current work study job openings.
• If you meet all qualifications with the required skills, GPA, need, etc., you will be sent to the FWS supervisor to be interviewed for the position you are applying for. 
• If hired, the supervisor will notify the Financial Aid Office.
  If hired, complete the required FWS paperwork before you begin work. 
• After completion of all paperwork, you will sign a FWS contract.
  You will receive a Federal Work Study Handbook, a copy of the Privacy Act, and a statement to sign.