Financial Aid
The 2024-25 FAFSA Will Open by December 31, 2023
Because of significant changes to the FAFSA application resulting from the FAFSA Simplification Act and the rebuild of the FAFSA processing system, the 2024-25 FAFSA will not be available until sometime in December. To accommodate this later availability, we will be scheduling FAFSA completion events beginning in February with NTC hosting a College Goal Wisconsin FAFSA filing event at the Wausau Campus on February 1. FAFSA Completion events will be held at NTC’s regional campuses (Antigo, Medford, Phillips, Spencer, and Wittenberg) with the dates to be communicated later.
At NTC, the 2024-2025 FAFSA covers summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025. NTC’s Federal School Code is 005387.
The 2024-25 FAFSA will implement a new roles based application process. When starting a new FAFSA form, the user will need to identify their role: student or parent. Instead of all parties whose information is on the FAFSA logging into the student’s application to enter their information. Each party will now be a contributor and log in on their own, with their own FSA ID and enter only their own information. Then all contributor’s information will be matched up to the student' and shared with schools.
The Department of Education envisions sort of a flow of how this will happen, with the student starting the process and then listing their contributors who may be parents or a spouse on their FAFSA. An invitation will then go out by email to all contributors, asking them to complete their step or steps in the process. Students will be able to access a dashboard where they can see if their contributors completed their part of the process and can send them reminder emails as well. Once every contributor has enter their information, the FAFSA is considered complete. It will get processed and sent out to schools.
All contributors will be required to have an FSA ID even if they don’t have a social security number in order to complete their contributor role on the online version of the FAFSA.
They don’t have to have an FSA ID to be invited to complete their section. So the student could start the FAFSA, invite someone to be a contributor on their FAFSA, and then that person could as part of their acceptance of that invitation create an FSA ID. But they do have to have the FSA ID to complete their section of the FAFSA. FSA IDs will continue to take around 3 days to be verified and then created. Which is similar to how things work now.
The Department of Education is encouraging schools to make sure their students and their contributors are creating their FSA IDs well in advance of filing the FAFSA. Even though we won’t have a FAFSA until December, people can create FSA IDs now.
Federal Student Aid: Creating and Using the FSA ID
FAFSA Information Sessions and FAFSA Filing Workshops
FAFSA Completion Help Events at NTC
FAFSA Completion Help Events at NTC are designated to assist current high school seniors, prospective college students, and current college students with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Navigating the world of financial aid can be confusing; therefore, NTC’s financial aid staff will be available to answer your questions and assist you with completing the FAFSA.
Registration is required for the FAFSA Completion Help Events at NTC. If there are no registrations for an event, the event will be cancelled.
| Event | Date & Time | Location | Attend Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Monday, January 8 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Antigo Campus 312 Forrest Ave Antigo WI 54409 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Thursday, February 8 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Antigo Campus 312 Forrest Ave Antigo WI 54409 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Monday, January 29 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Medford Campus 1001 Progressive Ave Medford WI 54451 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Thursday, February 29 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Medford Campus 1001 Progressive Ave Medford WI 54451 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Thursday, January 11 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Phillips Campus 1408 Pine Ridge Road Phillips WI 54555 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Monday, February 19 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Phillips Campus 1408 Pine Ridge Road Phillips WI 54555 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Tuesday, January 30 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Spencer Campus 808 N Pacific St Spencer WI 54479 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Monday, February 26 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Spencer Campus 808 N Pacific St Spencer WI 54479 | Register for Event |
| FAFSA Completion Help Event | Thursday, February 15 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Wittenberg Campus 402 N Genesee St, Suite 3 Wittenberg WI 54499 | Register for Event |
College Goal Wisconsin
College Goal Wisconsin is affiliated with a national event that provides free information and assistance to families who need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) the federally required form for students seeking financial aid, such as grants and loans. Completing the FAFSA is the first and most important step in qualifying for aid to help pay for college.
College Goal Wisconsin will be available in both the traditional in-person format as well as provide a virtual option to assist students and their families in completing the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
NTC’s Wausau Campus will again serve as a host site for one in-person event on Thursday, February 1. The event starts promptly at 6 p.m. Please enter campus through the Main Entrance.
Helpful Financial Aid Resources
For detailed Financial Aid information and helpful resources, please see our Financial Aid section for current students.
Have Questions?
Please contact Jeff Cichon with any questions related to Financial Aid.
