Blue Cliff College

FIVE REASONS TO ATTEND BLUE CLIFF COLLEGE

Programs - Blue Cliff College provides career-focused educational programs necessary to get you started in a career you'll love.

Career Services - Blue Cliff College provides exceptional career services support to all Blue Cliff students. At Blue Cliff College, students are eligible for Blue Cliff's outstanding career services assistance as a part of their Career Services. The top priority is ensuring you are well-equipped to embark on a successful career.

Educators - The instructors of the institute are career based professionals who are capable of delivering real-world training to students. In this program, students have the opportunity to learn from people who are already working in your dream career.

Location - You will enjoy the educational opportunities you desire, in the area where you live, by choosing among seven campuses strategically located in and near Louisiana.

Freedom - An education at Blue Cliff provides the knowledge and tools you will need to advance in the career of your dreams.

FACILITIES

The Blue Cliff College campuses contain classrooms for lecture, technique, computer training and labs, in addition to administrative offices and lounge areas. Each program and class is provided with the necessary equipment. A few among the multitude of equipment provided are message tables and chairs, hydrocollators, skeletons, charts, message tools, TV/VCR's, ECG machines, overhead projectors, microscopes, crime-scene equipment, etc., and these may vary with campus and programs offered.

ACCREDITATIONS

Blue Cliff College is considered to be a college with accreditations obtained from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. The Louisiana Board of Regents provides the college's license in the State of Louisiana. The State of Mississippi Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration licenses our Gulfport campus in Mississippi. Thanks to Department of Education Approval, Title IV Federal Aid is available to qualified applicants in selected programs at the Mississippi and Louisiana Campuses of Blue Cliff College. Accreditations and approvals may vary between locations.

Approvals and Organizations of Affiliation including:

• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT)
• Louisiana Department of Education Proprietary School Commission
• US Department of Veterans Affairs
• Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
• Workforce Investment Action
• Mississippi Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration.
• U.S. Department of Education to participate in Title IV Federal Financial Aid Programs
• Louisiana State Board of Massage: approved as a Continuing Education Provider
• American Massage Therapy Association, Council Schools
• American Oriental Bodywork Therapy and Association
• Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology and Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology

The goal of the Financial Aid Department is to help all of our students get the aid they need to attend school. We help students in many ways, whether with cash, loans or grants. Students who meet the qualification standards are eligible to receive financial aid.

Students may also qualify to have a portion of their tuition financed by Blue Cliff College. The particulars of the financial plans offered will depend on the length of the educational program selected and how much the student is able to pay initially.

Federal Pell Grant

Federal Pell Grants are among the types of federal financial aid programs that Blue Cliff College participates in. After students have filled out the application for FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) they should turn it into the Financial Aid Office at the College.

Federal Stafford Student Loan (subsidized)

This loan is only available to students who are participating in school at least half time. Till six months after the student's graduation or withdrawal from the College, neither principle nor the interest amount is to be paid. The interest rate for this loan is variable and is capped at 8.25 percent. Demonstrated need must be proven through the completion of a need analysis, and students must uphold acceptable academic progress. Students have to fill out a FAFSA to apply and should send the application to the Financial Aid Office at the College.

Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Student Loans

Students who do not qualify for subsidized student loans may be able to obtain one of these loans. In order to be eligible, students must file the FAFSA. The interest rate varies with a cap at 8.25%. Students may pay interest in college or defer it until later.

Federal Parent Plus Loan

The Federal Parent Plus Loan is offered to the parents of dependent students, and is a long-term loan with a variable interest rate capped at 9 percent. Payments will start 60 days after the last disbursement of the loan.

Federal Consolidation Loans

Students who have taken educational loans may apply for Federal Consolidation Loans after completion of graduation or withdrawal form the college. Information pertaining to Consolidation Loans will be given to students during the exit interview.