Admissions
Financial aid
File the form, then call us. The second part is the part people skip.
Home Financial aid
Start here
- File the FAFSA. Our school code is 003899.
- Watch your email for an award package, usually three weeks after admission.
- Call the aid office and go through it line by line with a person. Free. Takes fifteen minutes.
Scholarships
| Award | Amount | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Porter Founders Scholarship | $4,000/yr | Automatic, 3.4 GPA and above |
| Regents Trades Award | $3,000/yr | Applied & technical programs |
| Vandehey Engineering Scholarship | $2,500/yr | Engineering majors, essay required |
| Ironclad Legacy Grant | $1,800/yr | Children of alumni |
| First-Generation Award | $2,200/yr | Automatic, no application |
Working while enrolled
Roughly 61 percent of students hold a job on campus or in Porter Falls while enrolled. Federal work-study positions are posted through the career services office each August.
If something goes wrong
If your family's circumstances change mid-year, call financial aid. There is an emergency fund, it is real money, and it is underused.
Take the next step.
Applications for fall are open. No fee, no essay, and a decision in about two weeks.