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Mountwest Community & Technical College acknowledges that an authorized representative of the institution has signed and returned the Certification and Agreement to the Department of Education; and, the institution has used or intends to use no less than fifty (50%) percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
Pursuant to the Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students, the institution has received or will receive $3,375,339 from the Department of Education.
Emergency funding has been or will be disbursed to students using the following methodology:
The institution has determined 1,728 students have been eligible for the emergency financial grants to students.
Eligible students were or will be notified of awards by email. An example of a notification reads:
Dear Student,
The College has received additional CARES funding for emergency financial grants to students. Because you are currently enrolled in more than six (6) credit hours, you will be receiving an award. The exact amount of the award will be determined by full-time/part-time enrollment and PELL eligibility/ineligibility. All funds will be disbursed through BankMobile. Already have an active BankMobile account and refund preference selected? No further action is needed on your part. However, if you aren’t certain or do not have an active BankMobile account, please activate and select a refund preference prior to February 15th to prevent a return of your award to the College.
For more information about BankMobile, please visit http://bankmobiledisbursements.com/refundchoices/.
As of the 30th day of June 2022, a total of 2,020 students have been eligible and a total of $3,243,597 awarded and distributed as emergency financial grants.
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Acknowledgement and Reporting – Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
• Mountwest Community & Technical College (MCTC) acknowledges the institution signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement and assures MCTC intends to use no less than 50% of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
• MCTC received $564,604 in funds from the Department of Education under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
• The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the end of December 2020 is $566,592.
• The estimated total number of students eligible for Emergency Financial Aid grants was 1,539.
• MCTC awarded 631 students (unduplicated headcount) an Emergency Financial Aid Grant.
• MCTC established eligibility requirement for CARES grants based on guidance from the Department of Education. Criteria included:
The amount of grants awarded to each student was determined by:
Expected Family Contribution
Number of Credit Hours Attempted
Full-time – 12 credit hours or more
3Q time – 9 to 11 credit hours
Half-time – 6-8 credit hours
LTH time – 5 credit hours or less
Communication with Students
Students awarded CARES grants by MCTC were notified through their official MCTC email. The following communication was sent:
As part of the CARES Act passed by Congress, Mountwest received over $560,000 in emergency funding to award to students as a cash grant. You have been identified as a recipient.
There are two tasks you need to complete before you can receive your CARES Act cash grant:
1. Acknowledge your enrollment in on-campus (face to face) courses as of March 13, 2020, and incurred COVID-19 related expenses. To complete this requirement, please log into your myMCTC account then follow the instructions below
a. Select the menu option titled “PERSONAL INFORMATION”
b. Scroll to the bottom of the PERSONAL INFORMATION menu and select “ANSWER A SURVEY”
c. Select the survey titled “CARES Act Cash Grant Certification”
d. Read the statement provided and complete the survey by selecting:
a. “Yes – I do” to certify you were enrolled and incurred COVID-19 related expenses OR
b. “No – I do not” to indicate you do not certify you were enrolled and incurred COVID-19 related expenses
e. Click “Survey Complete”
This MUST be completed before the grant will be awarded.
2. Ensure your BankMobile account is active and a refund preference has been selected. To activate your account please do the following:
Visit www.refundselection.com to enter your personal code (arrived in a green envelope or via email at the beginning of the term).
Select how you want your funds to be delivered.
If you do not have a code or never received one, please click on the “Need A Code” link on the www.refundselection.com site.
If you still need assistance, please submit an email to cashier@mctc.edu placing “BankMobile Code” in the subject line.
If a refund preference is not selected, your grant award will be returned to the College.
Please do not contact the Office of Financial Aid regarding the award at this time. Once the grant is awarded you will be notified through your official MCTC email
• As of May 20, 2020, MCTC has distributed $240,159 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants to 530 students.
• MCTC estimates as of May 1, 2020, 765 students are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act
• As of July 13, 2020, MCTC has distributed $546,592 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants to 624 students.
MCTC established eligibility requirements for CARES grants based on guidance issued from the DOE. Eligibility criteria included:
• Eligibility for awards under Title IV financial aid requirements.
• Degree seeking students.
• Students enrolled in courses physically taking place on MCTC campus.
Students enrolled in exclusively in distance learning courses were initially excluded because there was no disruption in campus operations and exclusively online students were excluded from the original formula allocation developed by the DOE.
The amount of the grants issued to each student were determined by:
The expected family contribution (EFC) of the student. The ranges utilized were:
The number of credit hours attempted by the student. The ranges were:
Students awarded CARES grants by MCTC were notified through their official MCTC email. The following communication was sent:
As part of the CARES Act passed by Congress, Mountwest received over $560,000 in emergency funding to award to students as a cash grant. You have been identified as a recipient.
There are two tasks you need to complete before you can receive your CARES Act cash grant:
1. Acknowledge your enrollment in on-campus (face to face) courses as of March 13, 2020, and incurred COVID-19 related expenses. To complete this requirement, please log into your myMCTC account then follow the instructions below.
This MUST be completed before the grant will be awarded.
2. Ensure your BankMobile account is active and a refund preference has been selected. To activate your account please do the following:
If you still need assistance, please submit an email to cashier@mctc.edu placing “BankMobile Code” in the subject line.
If a refund preference is not selected, your grant award will be returned to the College.
Please do not contact the Office of Financial Aid regarding the award at this time. Once the grant is awarded you will be notified through your official MCTC email.