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, page10 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 6 of the Financial Aid Guide
• Terms and Conditions of College Work study (CWS)- Work Study Guide Coming Soon on-line. Now available in the Financial Aid Office.
• 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 Office for information on financial assistance. We are 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
  • Program Accreditations, starts on page 52 of 09-10 catalog
• Cost of Attending
• Services available for disabled students
• Institutional Refund Policy, page 13 of 09-10 catalog
• Officially Withdrawal from LSTC, page 36 of 09-10 catalog
• Degree Programs and Training
  • Degree programs-
  • Training
• School Facilities, page 5 of the 09-10 catalog
• Faculty and Instructional Personnel, starts on page 155 of 09-10 catalog
• Terms and Conditions of Federal Educational loan deferments
• Policies on Transfer Credit
  • Transfer of credits earned at another institution, page 29 of 09-10 catalog
  • Institutions that LSTC has an established articulation agreement- coming soon on-line. Now available from LSTC’s Tech Prep Office, located in the Nilges Technology Center or by phone at (573) 897-5199
• Immunization Policies
  • Immunization records required for Admissions
  • Immunizations required for on-campus housing students
• Placement and Types of Employment Obtained by Graduates
  • Placement rates are 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

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 13.

Student Right-to-Know Act/Completion-Graduation Rates

Cleary Act (Campus Security)

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)

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.