You may visit our office in person or reach us via email or telephone.
- Email: financialaidoffice@abtech.edu
- Phone: (828) 398-7920 or (828) 398-7596
If you reach our voicemail, leave a message with your contact information and we will return your call as soon as possible. Please submit your Verification documents via our Financial Aid Office Drop Box
Important Details
Dates listed are anticipated and are subject to change without notice.
Each semester, your loans will be disbursed in multiple payments, the details of which can be reviewed on our semester-specific pages below. Your balance with the school will be subtracted from the first disbursement.
You must be actively attending or have already completed, a minimum of 6 in-program credit hours to receive a loan disbursement.
If you would like to reduce your loan amounts or cancel your loans entirely, you must complete the Direct Loan Adjustment Form that can be found on our Forms & Resources page and submit it to the Financial Aid Office no later than 4 days before the first disbursement date.
Courses that begin after the first week of the semester will not be factored into your financial aid eligibility until 10 days prior to the course start date.
Complete the Correct FAFSA Application
Depending upon when you want to attend A-B Tech, visit our helpful FAFSA reference page to determine which FAFSA to complete.
Semester-Specific Dates & Deadlines
Scholarships
- Please visit our Scholarships page for details.
Appeals
Appeals completed by noon on Friday will be reviewed by the end of business on Tuesday.
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In order to submit an Appeal, you must have a current year FAFSA application on file with the college, and provide any requested Verification documents to the Financial Aid Office before, or at the time of, Appeal submission. May 15th - July 15th: During this timeframe, you may submit a FASAP Appeal Request for the Fall semester. Appeals will not be accepted after this date. If you have a special situation that has prevented you from submitting an Appeal during the Before submitting an appeal, please review our Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (FASAP) policy and our Appeal Process. |
In order to submit an Appeal, you must have a current year FAFSA application on file with the college, and provide any requested Verification documents to the Financial Aid Office before, or at the time of, Appeal submission. December 2nd - December 18th: You may submit a FASAP Appeal Request for the Spring semester. Appeals will not be accepted after this date. Before submitting an appeal, please review our Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (FASAP) policy and our Appeal Process. |
In order to submit an Appeal, you must have a current year FAFSA application on file with the college, and provide any requested Verification documents to the Financial Aid Office before, or at the time of, Appeal submission. April 1st – May 1st: If your current suspension occurred prior to the latest Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress calculation, you may submit a FASAP Appeal Request for the summer semester during this timeframe. Appeals for the summer semester will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Appeals for the summer semester will be reviewed after the end of the spring semester after final grades have been posted. Before submitting an appeal, please review our Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (FASAP) policy and our Appeal Process. |
- Students may only submit one FASAP Appeal Request per academic year.
- Students who successfully appeal Maximum Timeframe suspensions must graduate within the academic year of their upheld FASAP Appeal Request.
Income Adjustment Request
- You may request an Income Adjustment if you are not eligible for a Pell Grant and your income has changed. If approved, your aid will be adjusted, and you may or may not be eligible for any existing awards that you currently have.
- Income Adjustment Requests are processed for the fall and spring semesters.
- Income Adjustment Requests are not processed for the summer semester.
- Income Adjustment Requests, if approved, will see any related aid adjustments processed and made active for fall, spring, and summer semesters.
- Income Adjustment Requests will generally take 1-2 weeks to be reviewed and processed (if approved).
- Contact financialaidoffice@abtech.edu to request an Income Adjustment form
Financial Aid Refunds
- You will not receive a refund if the total of your financial aid disbursement(s) is less than your amount owed for tuition and fees.
- You may not receive a refund on the first scheduled disbursement if you are enrolled in the late start or minimester courses, which must meet the census before financial aid can be disbursed.
All financial aid funds, except work-study paychecks, are disbursed through BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. The date by which you will receive your funds depends on the refund preference that you select. Visit BankMobile Disbursements, for more information about your refund choices with BankMobile Disbursements.