Financial Aid

Financial Aid, Tuition, Scholarships

In today’s ever changing economy, education is more important than ever and for those who qualify, financial resources are available to help you succeed. Adult students, who meet certain criteria, may receive aid through Pell Grants, Vocational Rehabilitation, Veterans Education Benefits, American Indian Training/Employment Programs, and other programs listed below.

Assistance in the financial aid office is available during regular school hours and students are welcome to come in to have questions answered or receive assistance in completing financial aid requests. Please contact Dana Ellis, Financial Aid Director, 580-562-3181, for additional information.

CLICK HERE for helpful information on completing the FAFSA!

Financial Aid Funding Programs

Federal Pell Grant, OTAG and Oklahoma Promise

Federal Pell Grant, OTAG and Oklahoma Promise

FEDERAL PELL GRANT

The Federal Pell Grant is the primary source of financial aid at Western Technology Center. Pell Grants do not have to be repaid and are intended for undergraduate students who are citizens or eligible non-citizens and are enrolled in an eligible Career Major. A student's eligibility is determined by the needs analysis formula used on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The pell award ranges from $7395.00 to $767.00 for the 2023-2024 award year. A pell academic year is defined in the Financial Aid Policy and Procedure Manual and available upon request. Requirements for Satisfactory Progress are set out in the Consumer Information.

When filling out the FAFSA application, specific instructions are given on the Student Aid website: Home | Federal Student Aid

NOTICE TO ADULT STUDENTS PURSUING FINANCIAL AID: If you and/or your family have experienced a change in financial circumstances, the information on the FAFSA may no longer accurately reflect your current situation. You may consider requesting a special circumstances review. A review does not guarantee a change in your eligibility, but it does allow the financial aid office to consider loss of wages, change in financial support or change in your living situation. Please contact the financial aid office if you have special or unusual circumstances.

OTAG AND OKLAHOMA PROMISE ARE AVAILABLE PENDING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. CONTACT WTC FINANCIAL AID DIRECTOR

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

WIOA--Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides for a workforce system that is customer centered, accessible to all job seekers, and training that is job-driven. The Adult, Dislocated Worker, and ES programs, as required WIOA partners, provide training and employment services in the American Job Center network, known in Oklahoma as Oklahoma Works One-Stop Centers. Under WIOA, partner programs and entities that are jointly responsible for workforce and economic development, educational, and other human resource programs, collaborate to create a seamless customer-focused network that integrates service delivery across all programs, allowing for easier access to the services Oklahoman's need to obtain skills and employment.

https://oklahomaworks.gov/

Health Care Workforce Training Commission

Veterans Policy

Veterans Policy

Western Technology Center offers a full tuition waiver to any veteran enrolling in our school in the day time programs that are Pell-eligible. The veteran must produce proof of service and have obtained an honorable discharge by providing the form DD214.

Western Technology Center chooses to honor the Oklahoma National Guard Tuition Waiver Program for Career and Technology Centers. The student must provide the OKARNG/ANG Form 215-5 signed by the Soldier's Unit Representative of the Oklahoma National Guard to the Financial Aid Office.

The student should contact Dana Ellis in the Financial Aid Office at the Burns Flat campus for additional information, (580) 562-3181.

Department of Rehabilitative Services

Department of Rehabilitative Services

http://www.okrehab.org

This is a program of assistance for individuals with documented disabilities. Services include testing, psychological evaluation, medical examination and counseling services. In some cases Vocational Rehabilitation pays tuition, fees, books and supply costs. For more information visit the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitative Services on the web at the link or contact the Financial Aid Office at the Burns Flat campus.

Tribal Agency Grants/ Bureau of Indian Affairs

Tribal Agency Grants/Bureau of Indian Affairs

http://www.bie.edu/

The Bureau of Indian Affairs awards educational grants to students who meet their eligibility requirements. Assistance could vary with each student dependent upon his/her needs. Students who are listed on a tribal roll and believe they may qualify should contact their Tribal Agency Educational Office for application information. Criteria for continued eligibility, re-establishing eligibility, method and frequency of benefit, along with satisfactory progress standards for this program are administered by the student’s Tribal Agency Educational Office. WTC will provide information requested from student’s tribal agency.

ORO Development Corporation

Otha Grimes Scholarship

Senior Completion Scholarship

This scholarship provides tuition-free training in accredited programs that were started the student’s senior year of high school for two consecutive semesters. It only applies to the program that the student has already started and is available for the school year immediately following high school graduation from one of WTC’s in-district schools. The student will be responsible for the cost of instructional supplies and fees. Class must begin in August following graduation, with consideration of military service. For further information concerning the scholarship requirements and application information contact Karla Wedel, Guidance Counselor, Western Technology Center, kwedel@westtech.edu, 580-562-3181 ext. 280.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition & Fees

High School students from the Western Technology Center (WTC) district may attend secondary career programs free of tuition charges. Tuition for adult students and those living outside the district is dependent upon the specific training program and career major. In district tuition is $2.50 per clock hour and out of district tuition is $5.00 per clock hour.

The required tuition payment for the career major is due when class starts according to a prearranged payment plan, unless the student is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant or the student has provided the school with an authorization or statement from a funding agency stating they will be paying the student’s tuition. It is the student’s responsibility to make these arrangements.

A student’s tuition must be paid in full before the student will be eligible to receive a certificate and before he/she may enroll in any future classes at Western Technology Center. A student who withdraws prior to paying tuition or before financial aid is arranged will be invoiced for the tuition owed according to the refund policy.

Tuition charges are based on career major hours once the student has selected a major and completed the enrollment process. Credit will be given for advanced standing hours and tuition adjusted accordingly as approved by the program instructor and administration. Students may be required to purchase uniforms, tools and pay other student-related fees.

The Student Accounts Manager at the Burns Flat Campus will notify each self-pay student of the required tuition payments and due dates for the student’s career major. Self-pay students must pay tuition in accordance with the tuition contract signed by the student prior to attending WTC. Any exceptions must be discussed and approved with the Student Accounts Manager in advance of the due date.

Tuition Refund Policy

If a student withdraws or is dropped and fails to complete a period of enrollment for which they have been charged and paid, WTC will calculate what, if any, refund will be made to the student or funding agency. Dues, testing fees and supply fees are non-refundable. Refunds are not given for absences.

Refund requests should be directed to the Student Accounts Manager and are based on the official date of withdrawal or drop according to the Student Records/Registrar.

The tuition refund policy for a student enrolled for at least three hours per day during a tuition period is as follows:

Withdrawn/dropped Refund

0-5 Days	100%
6-20 Days	50%
21 Days or More	No Refund

Unpaid balances will remain on the student’s account and may prevent the student from progressing to the next payment period, receiving certificates, or enrolling at WTC in the future.