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MCALLEN, TEXAS (March 14, 2018) – Graduating high school seniors, current South Texas College (STC) students and prospective students looking to enhance their skills in the workforce can get a jump on their career goals by enrolling early for classes at South Texas College.
New for this summer, the U.S. Department of Education has made changes to the Federal Pell Grant that may help students interested in attending classes during summer 2018.
Recent changes will allow current Pell recipients who have exhausted their aid to receive additional aid during the summer. Current Pell recipients do not have to complete additional paperwork to take advantage of this opportunity because the 2017-2018 FAFSA also includes the 2018 summer semester.
“This change has increased the Pell Grant from 100 percent to 150 percent, which means that a student that has exhausted their Pell Grant after attending fall and spring full-time now has an additional Pell Grant in the summer as long as they meet certain eligibility requirements,” said Juan Miguel Galvan, Director of Student Financial Services at South Texas College.
STC is among the most affordable colleges in the nation with flexible schedules that work around busy lives with courses that transfer to universities of choice. STC has a faculty and staff of more than 2,300 to serve the college’s five state-of-the-art campuses, three teaching centers and one virtual campus https://www.southtexascollege.edu/online/.
To enroll in summer classes visit https://www.southtexascollege.edu/summer. Students who want to apply for financial aid are encouraged to go online to https://fafsa.ed.gov/ to start their free application. For more information, please contact STC Student Financial Services at 956-872-8375.
 students and prospective students looking to enhance their skills in the workforce can get a jump on their career goals by enrolling early for classes at South Texas College. Recent changes will allow current Pell recipients who have exhausted their aid to receive additional aid during the summer.){kind=link}