DC Pell Grants and Participating Education Institutions
The District of Columbia Pell Grant is available to DC state resident undergraduate students studying towards a baccalaureate or first professional degree. In order to qualify to receive the Pell Grant, DC students must prove a need for financial aid and be enrolled at an education institution that participates in the Federal Student Aid Program.
The maximum level of Pell grant award available to District of Columbia students for the 2011/2012 academic year is $5,710, and the minimum is $550. The level of award that DC students receive will depend on their enrolment status and Expected Family Contributions.
District of Columbia students can use the federal Pell grant at any of the participating education institutions across the United States. However, if studying out of state, they should expect to pay out-of state tuition fees. As a result, because students would be District of Columbia residents, their Pell grant awards and any additional federal and DC state funded college grants they receive will not stretch as far as they would if studying at one of District of Columbia’s education institutions.
Below is the list of District of Columbia schools, colleges and universities that participate in the DC Pell Grant Program.
Barclay Career School
Bennett Beauty Institute
Career Blazers Learning Center
Catholic University of America (The)
Corcoran College of Art and Design
De Sales School of Theology
District of Columbia School of Law
Dudley Beauty College
Fleet Business School
Gallaudet University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harrison Center for Career Education
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University
Margaret Murray Washington Career Center
Mount Vernon College
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts
Potomac College
Sanz School
Southeastern University
Strayer University
Technical Learning Centers
Trinity College
University of the District of Columbia
Washington Theological Union
Wesley Theological Seminary