General Information - including Financial Aid and Institutional

Financial Aid

• Need-based and non-need-based Federal Financial Aid available
• Terms and conditions under which students receive student loans page 13 of the Financial Aid Guide
• How to apply for aid and how eligibility is determined
  • Apply for aid-
  • Eligibility determined, page 9 of the Financial Aid Guide
• The rights and responsibilities of students receiving aid, page 15 of the Financial Aid Guide
• How and when Financial Aid will be disbursed, page 5 of the Financial Aid Guide
• Terms and Conditions of College Work study (CWS)
• Loan Repayment and required loan exit counseling, pages 13 & 14 of the Financial Aid Guide
• Criteria for Satisfactory Academic Progress
• What happens to Financial Aid when a student withdraws from LSTC, page 18 of the Financial Aid Guide

Please contact the Financial Aid Director, Specialist, or Clerk in the Financial Aid Office for information on financial assistance.  Financial Aid is located on the main campus in Linn, in the Nilges Technology Center.  Or contact us by phone at (573) 897-5000 or e-mail at financialaid@linnstate.edu.

General Institutional Information

• Accrediting Agencies
  • Institutional Accreditation
  • http://www.mlppubsonline.com/publication/?i=115524
• Cost of Attending
• Textbook Information- including price and ISBN
• Financial Aid Vouchers for use at Bookstore on page 12 of 12-13 catalog
• Net Price Calculator
• Services available for students with disabilities
• Institutional Refund Policy, page 14 of 12-13 catalog
• Officially Withdrawal from LSTC, page 37 of 12-13 catalog
  
  
• Degree Programs and Training
  • Degree programs
  • Training
• School Facilities, page 5 of the 12-13 catalog
• Faculty and Instructional Personnel, starts on page 176 of 12-13 catalog
• Terms and Conditions of Federal Educational loan deferments
  
  
• Policies on Transfer Credit
  • Transfer of credits earned at another institution, page 29 of 12-13 catalog
  • Institutions that LSTC has an established articulation agreement- Available from LSTC Records Office, located in the Nilges Technology Center or by phone at (573) 897-5117.
    
    
• Immunization Policies
  • Student Immunization policy- Pg 16 of Student Handbook
    
    
• Placement and Types of Employment Obtained by Graduates
  • Placement rate for LSTC
    
  • Placement rates by degree program is listed in the Programs Facts for each major
  • For Types of Employment obtained, please see the Career Services Office in the Nilges Technology Center.  The only program that employment is based on state licensing is the Physical Therapist Assistant program.  Please contact the PTA program at (573) 893-1020 for licensing requirements.
    
    
• Retention Rates
  
  
• Student Right-to-Know Act/Completion-Graduation Rates-Enrollment
  

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Information

• Preventing Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Standards of conduct
• Sanctions under local, state and federal law
• Drug and Alcohol Programs
• Heath Risks
• LSTC will impose sanctions on students and employees for violations of the standards of conduct
• The above information is located in the Student Handbook starting on page 19

Cleary Act (Campus Security)

• Annual Security Report
• How to report a crime starts on page 47 of the Student Handbook
• Warnings for Emergencies is on page 46 of the Student Handbook
• Evacuation procedures are posted in each office and classroom by the door. LSTC’s missing persons procedure is on page 27 of the Student Handbook
• On-Campus Housing fire safety report is on page 54 of the Student Handbook
• For information on Housing fire safety system, policies on portable electrical appliances, open flames, etc please see the housing rules and regulations
• LSTC’s policy and sanctions on copyright infringement is under the “Student Info” tab on MyLSTC

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Rights under FERPA

Gainful Employment Disclosures listed for each certificate program under Program Facts

General information about LSTC, is available from the Admissions Office, which is located on the main campus in Linn, in the Information Technology Center.  You can also contact them by phone at (573) 897-5000 or via e-mail at admissions@linnstate.edu.