Elizabeth30
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No. The OP is right. You cannot get US federal financial aid unless you are more than 1/4 time and a declared student (you have a declared major) at an accredited college, university or trade program. It also would nt make sense to enroll in college for federal aid unless you plan to graduate as it can screw up your eligibility later on.Sure it does.My wife received full financial aid for a 10 month cosmetology school.
This is wrong completely. I'm living proof. I completed 2 semesters as a non-matriculated student, I literally just declared a major like 3 weeks go. All non-matriculated students are classified under general studies anyway. I applied for financial aid in April of 2011 and was approved in May of 2011 as a non-matriculated student. Furthermore, my local BOCES offers courses like photography which can be covered by TA. I did it myself. I applied for and was approved for a welding course, but was never able to attend. You don't have to "plan" to do anything when you enroll in college. People attend community colleges all the time, stop going, and then go back later and have no complications.
Taking it a step further,The Pell Grant is paid out by less than half, half, 3/4 and full time. One course constitutes as less than half, and you can receive up to $1,340 to attend a course.
Edit: I received my first installment of financial aid which included TAP and Pell which came to around $4000 in the beginning of October of 2011. I declared my major mid December.
I wasn't referring to whether or not "declaring" your degree had anything to do with the financial aid, but these are workshop classes that DONOT earn any credits. Unfortunantly out of 4 local colleges none of them offer a photography program. The only college offering anything related to photography only offers these workshops.