Financial Aid

2011-12 School Year (July 1,2011 to June 30, 2012)

Work Awards:  The work study awards have been greatly decreased due to a reduction in funding.  Many students may have stated on the FAFSA an interest in work study, but due to the reduction in funding have not been awarded.  It may be possible after fall semester has started that interested students could check with the Financial Aid Office to see if there is any remaining work study availability. 

Big Changes for 2011-12 Award Letters:  All award letters will be electronic.  This means you can view them through E-Services.  When your award letter is created you will receive an email notification and be directed to log into your E-Services account.  Please read the award letter completely.  Required steps for applying for student loans will be located in your award letter.  In your electronic award letter there will be live web links provded to complete the student loan steps.

Due to delays in the legislative process, award letter electronic delivery may not be ready until mid July.

2011-12 School year:  2011-12 FAFSAs are available online at www.fafsa.gov.  Be sure you choose the correct year of application.  2010 Federal Income Tax return information will be necessary to complete the FAFSA.  Use the "How to Apply" link at the left for assistance.

2010-11 School Year (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011)

Summer 2011 Financial Aid:  Your financial aid for summer is based on the amount of aid you may have already received for the 2010-11 school year.  Starting around the end of April summer award letters will begin to be processed.  You need to make sure you are registered for summer classes and have a complete financial aid file before your summer award letter will be processed.

2010-11 Direct Loans:  To determining that your Direct Loan is ready you will need to verify the following three items:
     1.  At Studentloans.gov verify that Loan Entrance Counseling is complete.
     2.  At Studentloans.gov verify that your Master Promissory Note (MPN) is accepted.
     3.  At CLC E-Services, click on Financial Aid, then Awards.  Verify that the status has changed from estimated to certified.

If all three of these items are verified then your loan is ready. 

Campus Phone Numbers: 

                Brainerd (218) 855-8025
                Staples (218) 894-5157



Staff Information

CLC Financial Aid Department efficiently assists students, using the latest technology, in the process of obtaining funds and supports a positive college experience as an achievable goal." To go along with this mission, we are guided by the principles "Students come first, We must take care of ourselves and We must be respectful of others".

The Financial Aid Office at CLC has developed a comprehensive financial aid program based on federal, state, institutional and private resources to help cover the cost of education. CLC annually awards assistance to about 70 percent of its student body. Therefore, no prospective student should hesitate to apply for admission because of financial circumstance. The CLC Financial Aid staff encourages all students to apply for financial aid.


Mike Barnaby
Director
mbarnaby@clcmn.edu
(218) 855-8039

Crystal Olson  
Assistant Director
colson@clcmn.edu
(218) 855-8023

Sue Burnard
File Completion/Student Loans
sburnard@clcmn.edu

Becky Davis
Work Study/Child Care grant/Consortiums
bdavis@clcmn.edu

Carrie Ray
General Question
cray@clcmn.edu

Diane Breitling
Staples Campus
dbreitling@clcmn.edu


Code of Conduct for CLC Financial Aid Office Employees
This Code of Conduct is in response to the Higher Education Opportunity Act signed August, 14, 2008.  This code is applicable to all CLC employees with responsibilities related to Federal Title IV student loans and prohibits a conflict of interest.  Where applicable, this code is superseded by MnSCU Employee Code of Conduct, if more restrictive.

These employees are restricted from:

1.  Revenue sharing arrangements,
2.  Receiving most lender gifts, including those to family members, with certain minimal exceptions,
3.  Receiving fees or other compensation for consulting with lenders,
4.  Using the award packaging or other methods to assign first-time borrowers to certain lenders,
5.  Delaying or refusing to certify any loan based on the borrower's choice of lender,
6.  Accepting any funds for private education loans in exchange for benefits to the lenders such as a preferred lender arrangement,
7.  Requesting or accepting assistance from any lender for call-center staffing or financial aid office staffing, and
8.  Receiving any compensation or financial benefit for service other than reasonable reimbursement of expenses for any financial aid office employee who serves on a lender's advisory board.

The Code of Conduct is available to these employees in an electronic format each year.