Serving You in the Virtual Environment – Spring 2020

Financial Aid is available via email at financialaid@lakelandcollege.edu. We can answer questions about the student’s financial aid status, verification documents, account balance, FAFSA information, and provide general financial aid guidance and advisement.

• Forms can be mailed to Lake Land College Financial Aid, 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon, IL 61938.  We will pick up forms and documents weekly for processing.
• Financial aid awarding, document processing and disbursements will continue with off-campus processing. Loan processing for the current year is ongoing. 2020-2021 loan processing will begin in May. Loan requests are submitted online.
• Students also are encouraged to monitor their student account via the Laker Hub for updates.
• We will continue to announce financial aid offers for 2020-2021. We will email the student’s Laker Mail to notify them when an offer letter is available. Students will be able to view their awards via their Financial Aid Checklist in the Laker Hub.
• We are working closely with the Accounting Office to ensure timely disbursements and refunds.

GI Bill recipients

Legislation is pending regarding GI Bill benefits to address colleges changing to an online format for many courses. We will communicate the final decision to impacted students through Laker Mail once the changes are final.

Talk before your drop

Federal rules require that students repay federal student aid when they do not complete 60% of the semester. For Spring 2020, repayment could be required if the student totally withdraws prior to March 28. Please contact our office if you are considering dropping so we can discuss your options.