16-5-2 Academic and Financial Aid Suspension Appeals Committee

PURPOSE:  The Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Committee reviews  and adjudicates student appeals on matters of Federal financial aid suspension.  The Vice President for Student Services establishes committee protocol and appoints the chairperson and committee members.  Committee decisions are final.  The Assistant Vice President for Student Services recommends a vice chairperson for the Vice President to consider/approve and also oversees the general day to day operations of the committee.  The Vice President for Student Services reserves the right to review or alter any committee decision should circumstance warrant a review.

STUDENT APPEALS PROCESS

Students access the appeal form online using the tridenttech.edu portal.  Students who are currently enrolled in academic courses must wait until the end of the current semester to have an appeal considered by the Committee.  The appeal must explain why the student failed to make satisfactory progress and what has changed in their situation that will allow them to make satisfactory progress at the next evaluation.  Students submit appropriate, third party, supporting documentation electronically when submitting the appeal.  Personal letters are typically not accepted, but may be considered should circumstances warrant.  This is at the discretion of the Committee Chair or Vice Chair in the Chair’s absence, Vice President of Student Services or Assistant Vice President of Student Services.

COMMITTEE PROCESS

The committee meets regularly to review and adjudicate all appeals. The Chair and Vice Chair schedule meeting dates.  The Assistant Vice President for Student Services provides a listing of the students with appeals, along with their statements and documentation to the committee for review. 

NOTIFICATION TO STUDENTS

The committee notifies students of the decision on their appeals by email sent to their official my.tridenttech.edu email account.

STATUS OF APPEALS

If a Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal is denied:  

• The student is placed on Federal financial aid suspension and attends at the student's own expense.

If a Satisfactory Academic Progress is approved, the student;

• May only enroll in classes as stipulated in the approved Graduation or Improvement Plan as presented in the student’s notification email.  The approved plan will be for only one program of study.  All other programs of study in which the student is currently active will be closed by the college.
• If a student wishes to change the approved plan in any way, the student must submit the Change Plan Appeal.
• Students not meeting the standards of progress must achieve the necessary TTC GPA and quality hours for re-instatement of financial aid eligibility.  A link to the Academic Satisfactory Progress Policy Statement for Title IV (Federal) Student Aid Recipients is available in the online version of the College’s Student Handbook.  TTC Student Handbook

 

Updated: 05-31-2007

Updated: 02-14-2019

Updated:  07-08-2025