What is FAFSA

The FAFSA is the one application you need to complete in order to receive federal and state aid, and can be found at studentaid.gov. You’ll need NTC’s Federal School Code (005387) to complete the application.

Generally, the FAFSA opens on Oct. 1 each year. The FAFSA for the 2024-25 academic year is an exception as it will be available by December 31, 2023.

There are major changes and improvements coming to the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.

The 2024–25 FAFSA form will offer a new, streamlined user experience for students and their families.

Watch Federal Student Aid’s “2024–25 FAFSA FAQs” playlist to better understand what’s changed on the new form.

What You Can Do Now

• Make sure to create your StudentAid.gov account—and remember your username and password so you can access and submit the 2024–25 FAFSA form when it’s available.
• Find out if your parent(s) or spouse will need to be contributors (contribute their info on your FAFSA form).
• If your parent(s) or spouse will need to contribute to your form, make sure each contributor creates their own StudentAid.gov account. Even if a contributor doesn’t have a Social Security number, they will be able to create an account when the 2024–25 form goes live.
• Watch Federal Student Aid’s “Preparing for the FAFSA Form” playlist to understand what information and documents you’ll need to fill out the FAFSA form.

When filing your FAFSA, you will provide personal information (Social Security Number, date of birth), as well as financial information (income, investments).

There are a handful of additional steps that come after the completion of your FAFSA, and we will communicate those to you as they come up. These include checking your NTC email to see if you are selected for verification, gaining acceptance into a financial aid eligible program, and officially accepting your aid offer.