Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Financial Aid Check List

1. Apply for admission to A-B Tech online if you have not already done so.
2. Apply for financial aid yearly by completing the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Note that A-B Tech's federal school code is 004033. Priority filing date is March 15th each year.
3. Submit official transcripts from high schools, GEDs, colleges, and/or universities attended to the Service Desk in the Bailey Building.
4. Complete placement tests administered by the College (SAT or ACT scores completed within the last three years may be used to replace placement testing). You may schedule a test at placementtesting.abtech.edu.
5. Receive advising from an advisor to be placed in a curriculum program. You may contact the Service Desk at 254-1921 ext. 7520 for more information.

If additional information is required in addition to the steps listed above, the Financial Aid Office will contact you. Please note: Once the above steps are completed, processing of your FAFSA results may take up to an additional 8 weeks to complete. If no additional information is required, a notification will be sent to your A-B Tech student email account once your award letter is ready to be viewed in Web Advisor. Information regarding how to access your student email account can be found online at http://abtech.edu/Student_Services/email.