Workforce Pell Frequently Asked Questions

Eligible institutions may enter into a written arrangement with an ineligible institution or organization for up to 25 percent of an eligible workforce program. Registered Apprenticeships are an exception to this. For these programs, more than 25% but less than 50% of the instruction may be provided by an ineligible entity, provided the Related Technical Instruction leads to a recognized postsecondary credential.

No. Institutions are legally barred from including noncredit, remedial, or reduced credit remedial coursework (including a course in English as a second language) when calculating a student’s enrollment intensity and Cost of Attendance (COA) for packaging purposes.

No. A program cannot last or exceed 15 weeks.

No. Regulations do not require a program to run for a sequential time period, therefore, it is acceptable for an eligible workforce program to have non-sequential weeks of instructional time. This must not exceed a total of 14 weeks. Non-sequential weeks of coursework that occur over a year but only include 14 weeks of instructional time are acceptable.

Institutional charges include only charges associated with the eligible workforce program. They do not include living expenses such as food, housing, or transportation.

Yes.

No. Federal regulation prohibits an individual that is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a program that leads to a graduate credential or has already attained a graduate credential from receiving a workforce pell grant.

No. A student may not receive concurrent Pell Grant awards for two or more different eligible programs. A student is not entitled to receive Pell Grant payments concurrently for enrollment in an eligible workforce program and any other educational program at the same or a different eligible institution, including another eligible workforce program (See: Concurrent Federal Pell Grant payments).

Students who enroll in an eligible workforce program are not eligible for Direct Loans, a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, or other forms of title IV assistance.

An individual student may take longer than the published duration of the eligible workforce program; however, this cannot be the norm for most students.

No. Wages earned by the student from their work for their employer are not grant or scholarship assistance.

Comments on the FAFSA Submission Summary inform students of their approximate Pell Grant usage.

No. Funding is administered federally by the U.S. Department of Education. The Governor certifies program eligibility only.