The Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce that net disbursement checks for students enrolled in mini session courses will be available beginning November 6, 2009 in the RCC Business Office. The Business Office is located in the Administration/Education Center on the main campus and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. If you are unable to pick up your check during these times or have special circumstances that prevent you from coming to campus, please let us know and we will do our best to assist you.

Thank you for your time and feel free to contact us with any questions!

Fall Semester Check Disbursement Date

August 31,2009

The Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce that net disbursement checks for students enrolled in fall courses will be available beginning Friday, September 18 in the RCC Business Office. The Business Office is located in the Administration/Education Center on the main campus and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. If you are unable to pick up your check during these times or have special circumstances that prevent you from coming to campus, please let us know and we will do our best to assist you.

Summer Session Check Disbursement Date

June 5, 2009

The Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce that net disbursement checks for students enrolled in summer courses will be available beginning Friday, June 19 in the RCC Business Office. The Business Office is located in the Administration/Education Center on the main campus and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. If you are unable to pick up your check during these times or have special circumstances that prevent you from coming to campus, please let us know and we will do our best to assist you.

Thank you for your time and feel free to contact us with any questions!

2009-2010 Financial Aid Processing Update

April 3, 2009

The Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce that we have received the 2009-2010 set up information from the N.C. Community College System office and are in the process of making the changes in our computer system. We hope to have set up for the 2009-2010 academic year completed and tested by April 10, 2009 and document request letters sent out to students by April 17, 2009.

If problems arise during set up, we will post a follow-up announcement on our Web page with updated information.

Thank you for your time and feel free to contact us with any questions.

Information for Dislocated Workers

February 18, 2009

The Office of Financial Aid and Veterans would like to take a moment and offer some pertinent information to workers that may have recently become dislocated. The Department of Education defines a dislocated worker as the following:

“In general, a person may be considered a dislocated worker if he or she is receiving unemployment benefits due to being laid off or losing a job and is unlikely to return to a previous occupation; has been laid off or received a lay-off notice from a job; was self-employed but is now unemployed due to economic conditions or natural disaster; or is a displaced homemaker. A displaced homemaker is generally a person who previously provided unpaid services to the family (e.g., a stay-at-home mom or dad), is no longer supported by the husband or wife, is unemployed or underemployed, and is having trouble finding or upgrading employment.

If a person quits work, generally he or she is not considered a dislocated worker even if, for example, the person is receiving unemployment benefits.”

If you meet the definition of dislocated worker, please complete one of the following two forms so the Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs can review your file and potentially offer more assistance. If you are unsure of whether the Department of Education considers you to be independent, please feel to contact our office at 336-633-0200.

2009-10 Award Year

Please note that within these forms there will be additional documents requested. Some of these documents are provided by our office and can be located on our “Important Forms” page or available for pickup in our office.