Financial Aid Application Procedures
There are 3 options to apply for federal financial aid at Ranger College. On all applications Ranger College must be identified as one of the schools that is eligible to receive the information. The Ranger College school code is 003603.
Ranger College recommends that any student who has access to the Internet complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid via the web at studentaid.gov. This process allows the student to enter new applications, corrections, or renewals applications.
The process takes approximately 1 week.
Students can mail the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to the federal processor per the directions in the packet.
All students should receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) in approximately 4 to 6 weeks.
Students can access the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at studentaid.gov and click the link for FAFSA filing options to complete a PDF FAFSA.
- The PDF FAFSA is available to print and fill out manually.
- It is also screen fillable. This means data can be entered on the screen before printing.
Students choosing this option will not be able to save the data to their computer. They will need to print the signature page and mail to the address it shows.
The form generally takes about 10 days to process.
Once the Financial Aid Office receives the Student Aid Report from the student or the federal processor, the office will review the application and determine whether additional documents are required. These documents can include, but are not limited to, copies of IRS tax return transcripts and W-2’s, as well as a verification worksheet required by the Department of Education. The student will be notified by mail of any further documentation requirements. Once the required documentation has been received in the Financial Aid Office, a notification of award eligibility will be sent to the student.
The time frame from receipt of verification documents in the Financial Aid Office to award letter origination is approximately one week.