Community College Applications

Click the buttons below for instructions on how to apply through SCC and the direct link to SCC’s application through CFNC.

Southwestern Community College

Haywood Community College

Tri-County Community College

FAFSA

FAFSA is the form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government to help pay for college

FAFSA Tips:

  • ALWAYS save your password because FAFSA is filed each year.

  • If you are displaced from the home, there are options to not involve parents in the FAFSA Application Process.

  • There are available options for participants who are undocumented.

Things you will need before filling out a FAFSA Application:

  • Your Social Security Card

  • Your Driver’s License (if you have one)

  • Your Alien Registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

  • Your W-2 Federal Tax Return (if you filed)

  • Records of your untaxed income (if you have any)

  • Current bank statements (if you have any bank accounts)

If you are a dependent student, you will also need the following information from your parents:

  • Your parents’ Social Security numbers

  • Your parents’ 1040 Form and W-2 Federal Tax Returns

  • Your parents’ records of any untaxed income

  • Your parents’ current bank statements

  • Your parents’ investment and business financial records