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1. Financial Aid and Scholarships: To maintain financial aid eligibility, students must

• Maintain satisfactory academic progress (minimum 2.0 GPA)• Be a degree-seeking student or have a declared program of

study• Be enrolled in courses that meet graduation requirements• Meet certain enrollment criteria (most awards require

minimum of 6 credits per term)

If student fails a course, financial aid covers cost of re-taking course one time only.

For more information, contact MDC Financial Aid advisors or go to www.mdc.edu/main/financialaid/learnthebasics

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150% Rule for Financial Aid

The College guidelines for the implementation of the Federal Financial Aid 150% Rule are as follows:• The 150% Rule-Federal Financial Aid can be used to cover the

cost of education up to 150% of the credits required for completion of an AA or AS degree , some College Credit Certificate or Vocational Certificate.

For Example -if you are enrolled in an AA degree that has a 60 credit requirement for completion,• Financial Aid will cover a maximum of 90 credits. All transfer

credits posted on the M-DCC Degree Audit along with credits earned at M-DCC

• (excluding item two above) are included in the 150% calculation.

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2. ACCESS Disability Services: includes visual, hearing or speech impediments, other physical conditions, learning disabilities, psychological disorders, and Attention Deficit DisorderFor more information, www.mdc.edu/main/access

3. Labs, Tutoring and Study Groups: Learning Resources provides academic tutors, research assistance, laptop rentals, quiet study areas and other servicesFor more information, www.mdc.edu/main/library/labs

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4. Career Exploration Tools

• Florida Choices Planner enables students to explore career and educational options.For more information, www.flchoices.org

• Career Coach also helps students explore career options by providing most current local data on wages, employment, job postings and associated education and training .For more information, www.mdc.emsicareercoach.com

• Sample questions to ask students to stimulate career exploration and discussion are included in your binder.

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5. Single Stop: MDC partnered with Single Stop USA to provide financial counseling, legal assistance and tax preparation services.For more information http://www.mdc.edu/main/singlestop/

6. Service Learning and Internships give students real world experiences; career exploration, community involvement and networking opportunities; and access to awards and scholarships.For more information http://www.mdc.edu/main/iced/