Verification

 

FAFSA applicants are selected for verification by the US Department of Education. Additionally, if the Financial Aid Office identifies incomplete or inconsistent information, we are required by federal regulations to collect additional documentation.

In the verification process we will request supporting documents to verify the information submitted on your FAFSA. If you are selected for verification, you may be asked to supply one or more of the following documents (do not turn these in unless you are asked to):

  • Verification Worksheet
  • Parent’s IRS Tax Return Transcript* or use of IRS Direct Data Exchange
  • Student’s IRS Tax Return Transcript* or use of IRS Direct Data Exchange
  • Identity Verification/Statement of Educational Purpose
  • Other documents, as requested, to verify items reported on the FAFSA

*See Instructions for requesting an IRS Tax Return Transcript

Verification Timelines

Students who do not meet the deadline dates should expect to pay for all expenses (tuition, fees, books) from their own resources.

The final deadline for submittal of all verification documents is 30 days prior to the end of the academic year/period you are enrolled. This designated deadline allows the Financial Aid Office to process and authorize disbursements within the time frame permitted under regulations set forth for administering the federal and state financial aid programs. Failure to provide requested documentation within this time frame will result in cancellation of your financial aid offers.

The deadline for students to submit documentation may be extended up to 60 days after the student’s last day of enrollment during the academic year/period on a case-by-case basis, and will be processed to the extent that is administratively possible.

Your responsibilities are to:

  • Promptly submit all documents requested
  • Ensure that all documents are signed and complete and include your name and BVCTC ID number
  • Keep copies of all information used to file the FAFSA and of documents submitted to Financial Aid

Documentation may be mailed to:

BridgeValley Community & Technical College 
Attn: Financial Aid 
2001 Union Carbide Drive 
South Charleston, WV 25303

Documentation may be scanned and emailed to:

In order to ensure that your documents are securely transmitted to us, please password protect your document attachments and provide us with your password in a separate email.
 

Documentation may be faxed to:

Attn: Financial Aid
Fax: 304-734-6630