Information and Updates
Fall Quarter 2024 is here and we want to make sure you have the support you need to continue through to complete your training goal. You will find important information below. Please let us know if you have any questions. We are here to help!
Student Resources (tutoring, support services, etc)
Student Emergency Grants - applications open up on September 30, 2024
Contact Us
Gina Certain – Worker Retraining
gcertain@edmonds.edu
Linda Pendergraft – Worker Retraining
linda.pendergraft@edmonds.edu
Wessel Pieters – Worker Retraining Advisor
wessel.pieters@edmonds.edu
Financial Aid (FAFSA/WASFA):
All Worker Retraining students are required to apply and complete a financial aid file for 2024-2025, which is good for summer quarter 2024 through spring quarter 2025. For information on the status of your file, please visit your CTCLink account.
Applying for FAFSA or WASFA or to check the status of your financial aid file here.
Income Recalculation for FAFSA/WASFA:
If your 2024 income is, or will be, less than the 2022 income reported on your 2024-2025 FAFSA/WASFA, you could be eligible for an income recalculation. You will find the form at here. Click on forms. We use the new information to recalculate your eligibility for financial aid. In many cases WR students become eligible for financial aid grants. Before we process a recalculation, you must have a completed financial aid file. In many cases students who were not originally eligible for regular financial aid become eligible after completing the Income Recalculation process.
Worker Retraining Tuition Assistance:
Worker Retraining tuition and book assistance is generally available for one to two quarters until other funding becomes available. Future funding is on a case by case basis. In order to be considered, you must have a completed financial aid file (FAFSA/WASFA) for 2024-2025. You must also be following your Academic Plan on file. This is your quarter by quarter listing of the classes needed for your degree or certificate.
It is always the students responsibility to ensure tuition is paid each quarter. Please reach out to us during the enrollment process for the next quarter. Enrollment for winter quarter will begin November 18, 2024. Classes begin on January 6, 2025.
Other Funding Resources:
- FAFSA/WASFA
- Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) - Assistance for individuals receiving food benefits from DSHS.
- Opportunity Grant (OG) - Assistance for individuals who are income eligible and in an approved training program.
- Worforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- Federal funding available for job search and training costs - Foundation Scholarships
Early Achiever Students:
Please make sure to apply for regular financial aid (FAFSA/WASFA). This is required if Worker Retraining is needing to pay for additional quarters beyond the first quarter we paid.
Employment Security Department:
Becky Schrader is the Employment Security Department (ESD) Representative located part-time at Edmonds College in MLT 130. They are here to help students complete their paperwork for Commissioner Approved Training (CAT) and Training Benefits (TB). If you have questions regarding letters and other documentation from the ESD, feel free to contact Becky at rebecca.schrader@esd.wa.gov.