STAR Center - 学生 Assistance and Resources

• We facilitate the application for emergency assistance funding from the Greenville Tech Foundation. 
• We offer a welcoming space for 学生 to shop for groceries and essential needs at the Caring Corner, GTC的食品储藏室.
• When available, we distribute gas gift cards (one per month), Miracle Hill gift cards and bus passes.
• 走出大学, we connect 学生 to community and government resources for assistance with rent, 公用事业公司, 等.

Balancing personal, academic and work-life can be complicated. Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to turn to get help. The STAR Center staff can connect 学生 to many of the services provided on campus such as:

• Academic Coaching and 辅导
• PACTeducation程序
• 财务主管的办公室
• TRiO 学生支持 服务
• First Year Experience
• Caring Corner Food Pantry
• 咨询服务
• 金融援助
• 工作研究
• 职业服务
• 学生宣传
• 成瘾的复苏
• 校园生活
• 学生 Disability Resource Center
• African American Male Scholars Initiative
• 退伍军人的援助
• 其他GTC资源

紧急情况发生. Even though dealing with the unexpected is a fact of life, it doesn’t have to mean putting an end to your education.

The 学生 Emergency Assistance Program was created to provide limited just-in-time intervention to help 学生 with financial assistance in a time of need.  This fund is intended to be a supplemental financial resource when 学生 are unable to meet immediate and essential expenses due to unexpected, 不可预见的, and unavoidable circumstances.  学生s may apply for funds when they have exhausted all other resources, 包括贷款 through the Office of 金融援助.  This funding is not intended to replace or supplement existing financial aid and does not have to be repaid.

Funds are awarded as a grant and, unlike a loan, do not need to be repaid.

合格标准

Any currently enrolled Greenville Technical College student pursuing a certificate, degree or diploma may be eligible.  Factors the committee takes into account when considering awards include:

Academic Standing Requirements

• Enrolled in credit courses
• 平均绩点2分.0或更高
• Enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours for the current semester and have a degree-seeking status in a diploma, certificate or degree program (Non-degree-seeking 学生 are not eligible.)

Financial Status Requirements

• Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
• Must have a current year FAFSA on file with a file complete date.
• Must be in good 金融援助 SAP standing.
• Cannot owe a debt to the college from previous terms, be in default on student loans or have registration restrictions.
• Demonstrate financial need based on the Office of 金融援助 information.
• Demonstrate they have exhausted all other resources, 包括贷款, scholarships and student aid available through the Office of 金融援助, Greenville Tech Foundation and referrals by the STAR Center to community partners.  Applicants must be able to show evidence of utilization of these resources or correspondence that indicates these resources are either insufficient, unavailable or not available quickly enough to address the emergency.

困难的要求

• Demonstrate a temporary financial hardship resulting in an emergency situation.
• The expense must be unexpected, 不可预见的 and the urgent nature unavoidable.
• The need for financial assistance is not a result of one’s own actions.
• 学生 has demonstrated a good faith effort to explore other funding options.
• Extenuating circumstances exist.
• Applicants must be able to describe what steps have been taken to mitigate the current emergency.

Administrative Requirements

• Answer all questions on the application in full and submit supporting documentation of the need for assistance (e.g., police reports, medical records, receipts, written estimates, invoices, 等.)  Incomplete applications are ineligible for funding.
• Applicant may not have previously received emergency funds from the STAR Center 学生 Emergency Assistance Fund for similar circumstances.  学生s are eligible once per academic year.
• Preference will be given to first-time STAR Center applicants, 学生, 学生 in good academic standing and 学生 in good conduct standing.

费用

• Childcare and/or 互联网 access needed to remain enrolled in class.
• Unforeseen emergency medical expenses such as emergency medical, dental, vision procedures, 等.
• Essential 公用事业公司 (e.g., electric, gas, water – student's name and address must appear on all bills)
• Housing expenses due to homelessness or sudden loss of housing per court-ordered evictions (documentation must be submitted)
• Replacement of essential personal belongings and food due to accident, 火, 盗窃, natural disaster or another 不可预见的 environmental hazard.
• Support shelter for a student in a dangerous situation due to acts of violence or other victimization.
• Other financial needs arising from individual and specialized circumstances to be determined on a case-by-case basis

未承保的费用

Examples of expenses typically not covered include, but are not limited to:

• Tuition and fees, including past-due balances
• Non-essential bills such as credit card bills, 电缆, 互联网, 手机, household or furniture costs not related to damage or 盗窃.
• Regularly anticipated fixed expenses (e.g., health insurance, rent, 等.)
• Parking 票, library 罚款 or other preventable expenses
• Alcohol or drug-related offenses, 罚款 and court fees/penalties, 罚款, 票, legal fees or jail bonds
• 税
• Car payments and car insurance
• 大多数汽车维修
• Costs for entertainment, recreation or non-emergency travel
• Standardized testing fees, certification fees, drug tests and background checks
• Program application fees, textbooks, tool kits, ATI fees and fingerprint fees
• Credit collections or expenditures resulting from poor financial management
• 手机
• Computer replacement due to negligence.
• Expenses due to a lack of financial planning or overspending.
• Outstanding debt to the college (e.g.、逾期费用)
• Elective or cosmetic surgeries or medical procedures
• Other expenses rejected by the STAR Center Committee

Application Process and Procedures

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The STAR Center office works with a committee to review applications and determine eligibility.  Applicants may be required to meet with a staff member in the STAR Center or the office of the Vice President for 学生 服务 to discuss their application.

Limited funds will be awarded to assist 学生 with an emphasis on helping 学生 in crisis stay safe and attend Greenville Technical College while overcoming unanticipated hardships.  The STAR Center staff will also support 学生 by helping them identify other resources and services that may provide critical assistance.

For information about the application process, please contact the STAR Center at (864) 250-8003.

拨款

The STAR Center Committee is authorized to award applicants full, partial or no funding.  The STAR Center Committee’s decisions are final and may not be appealed.

For applicants granted full or partial emergency funding, payments are made directly to vendors specified in the emergency funds application.  Checks are never made out to 学生 – no exceptions.