The following Web addresses provide a wealth of free information regarding the financial assistance process and related topics.
Primary Academic Web Services – PAWS
Use PAWS to access your class schedule, advising information, financial aid, and more.
PAWS Login
Release of Student Information Policy
Important information concerning TCNJ’s policies/procedures about releasing student information is available at this site.
Student Privacy Rights
Office of Student Accounts
This site contains current information on semester tuition bill charges and billing cycles. Additionally, installment plan options, parking services, and ID card information may be accessed via this site.
Student Accounts
The Financial Aid Information Page
This site, developed by Mark Kantrowitz for the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators, is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of financial aid. Also known as the FinAid Page, this resource includes an estimator of family contributions and needs, a free scholarship search service called FastWeb, a loan repayment calculator, and many other items of interest.
finaid.org
Federal Student Aid – U.S. Department of Education
Whether you’re a student, parent, or borrower, you’ll need to create your own account to apply for, receive, and manage your federal student aid. The FSA ID is your identifier to access your personal information in various U.S. Department of Education systems. Request an FSA ID online.
Create an Account
Office of Postsecondary Education – U.S. Department of Education
You will find an online version of The Student Guide to Federal Financial Aid Programs, Title IV school codes, NJ state Higher Education Student Assistance Authority addresses and phone numbers, and more.
Office of Postsecondary Education – Home Page
National Student Loan Data System – U.S. Department of Education
This site is the department’s central database for student aid. NSLDS provides a centralized, integrated view of the Title IV loans and Pell grants that are tracked through their entire cycle, from aid approval through closure. This site will give students a detailed loan history regardless of their institution.
National Student Loan Data System
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
This site contains information on state grants, scholarships, loan programs, and Federal Title IV student aid programs.
hessa.org
Federal Trade Commission
This website contains information about scholarship scams, how to avoid them, and how to recognize them.
ftc.gov
Occupational Outlook Handbook – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career information, employment projections, and job search tips are covered at this site, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ website contains areas of particular interest to students and families applying for financial aid.
nasfaa.org
Tuition Payment Plan
This site provides information so students wishing to pay their semester bills through an installment program can do so through the Tuition Payment Plan.
CASHNETPayment Portal
ECSI
This site provides information to students regarding Educational Computer Systems, Inc., which is the billing service The College uses to service and bill Federal Perkins and Nursing Student Loans.
ECSI website
Fastweb
This site allows students and parents to search for scholarship opportunities at no cost and information about the financial aid process.
fastweb.com
Selective Service System
You should visit this site if you are a young man aged 18 through 25 and need information about registering for Selective Service.
sss.gov