Financial Aid

Financial Aid is available to help fund your education!

Don’t let finances get in the way of achieving your dreams.  Tyler Junior College offers an affordable, high quality education to any student.  Each year Tyler Junior College awards approximately $24 million in financial aid grants, loans, scholarships, waivers, exemptions and work study to assist students in covering the cost of their education.

The Financial Aid Office is committed to serving students by helping all students obtain the financial assistance they need to achieve their educational goals.  To do this we offer a wide variety of financial aid programs.

Tyler Junior College offers the following financial aid programs:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG)
• Federal Student Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
• Leveraging Educational Assistance Program (LEAP; formerly SSIG)
• TEXAS Grant
• TEXAS Grant II
• Subsidized Stafford Loan
• Parent Plus Loan 
• Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
• Federal College Workstudy
• Texas College Workstudy

Applying for financial aid at Tyler Junior College begins with filling out the "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (FAFSA).  This application, along with additional documentation, helps determine your eligibility for any of the programs listed above.

TJC's lost cost of tution and fees will help your financial aid dollar go further.