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The Pell Grant Program is administered by the United States Department of Education for qualified students who wish to enroll at post-secondary educational institutions. Students receiving Pell grants must progress academically. Full-time and half-time undergraduate students with financial need (limited to US citizens and permanent residents) are eligible to apply for a Federal Pell Grant. Applicants need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and mail it or apply on-line at the FAFSA web site. Applications must be made after July 1st of the current year and no later than June 30th of the following year, and applications must be made each year. Awards vary yearly depending on financial need and federal funds available.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has money available to help residents finance college educations. To receive a state grant, students must enroll in an approved program with at least 6 credit hours a semester. Only two-year programs are eligible for state grants and applicants must be a PA resident.

Full-time and half-time students with financial need may apply to the Financial Aid Office at LBI for consideration of SEOG. Awards range from $1,000 to $4,000 per year depending on the applicant’s need, and students must apply each academic year. Applicants must also be citizens of the United States or permanent residents and must submit a state grant award letter and Pell Grant student aid report at the time of application for SEOG.

A variety of GI Bills are available for many different educational programs and schools. For more information, contact our Financial Aid Office, your benefits administrator, or visit the VA’s web site.

Students who demonstrate a need may receive loans through the cooperation of the federal government, student must be in an approved program and have at least 6 credits hours a semester.

Parents of full-time and half-time students who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply to borrow the educational cost they’re incurring less other financial awards. Repayment of PLUS loans begins 60 days after receipt of the loan.

The vocational rehabilitation program helps eligible individuals improve their ability to succeed in employment. DRS has specially trained rehabilitation counselors who assist clients with evaluating their skills and interests to obtain vocational success. Rehabilitation counselors work one-on-one with clients to develop a plan for employment that is based on their interests, needs and abilities. Contact your Clarksburg office for more information: 304-624-6044

Our WV campus has been approved for Attendance/Supportive Service Payments for any WIOA approved recipient with a WV residence. Please see your financial aid advisor for more information!

Trade Readjustment Allowances are income support payments to individuals who have exhausted Unemployment Compensation and whose jobs were affected by foreign imports as determined by a certification of group coverage issued by the Department of Labor

The vocational rehabilitation program helps eligible individuals improve their ability to succeed in employment. DRS has specially trained rehabilitation counselors who assist clients with evaluating their skills and interests to obtain vocational success. Rehabilitation counselors work one-on-one with clients to develop a plan for employment that is based on their interests, needs and abilities. Contact your local OVR Office for more information!

Launched in July, 2012, PA CareerLink is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s initiative to transform the landscape of how job-seekers find family sustaining jobs and how employers find the skilled candidates that they need.

Current members of the UMWA, in good standing, their dependents and grandchildren are eligible to apply for the Lorin E. Kerr scholarship through the UMWA. The UMWA will award two scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year, each for $2,500. Each will be paid in equal installments at the beginning of each semester – September 2021 and January 2022 – as long as the winners have been accepted to a degree program at a qualified institution.

Workforce Inventory of Education and Training (WIET) is the system that is used to maintain the status of Ohio’s eligible training providers. Laurel Technical Institute is an approved training provider