Federal Work Study (FWS)

The Federal Work-Study Program — studentaid.gov - is a federal program that provides jobs for students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay educational expenses. Students must be enrolled in a Title IV eligible program to be eligible.

  1. Once registered for class(es), interested students should come by the Financial Aid Office to complete an application and notify Financial Aid they are interested in Work-Study.
  2. The Financial Aid Office calculates the student applicant’s need according to the Federal regulations to determine eligibility for Federal Work-Study and forwards eligibility to Student Affairs Coordinator.
  3. The Student Affairs Coordinator instructs eligible students to apply on the College's website and forwards eligible student’s applications to hiring department.
  4. Work-Study candidates will be contacted for an interview by the department hiring.
  5. The Human Resources Coordinator or Director will be informed of the hiring selection and begin hiring paperwork including initiating a background check. 
  6. Once the background check returns, the hiring supervisor will be informed as well as the Student Affairs Coordinator.
  7. The student will complete all required payroll paperwork and return it to the departmental payroll person.
  8. The Student Affairs Coordinator will then initiate a contract for that semester and will email the hiring supervisor about their rate of pay and their hours of eligibility and forward to the student and supervisor for signing.  
  9. Student employees will be assigned an employee ID number to clock in and out on either a biometric clock or Coastal Pines Technical College’s web-based timecard system. At the end of each work-week, student employees will need to verify their time on the web-based timecard system. Their weekly time will then be verified by their direct supervisor and the director of the assigned department.
  10. The Student Affairs Coordinator receives hours worked and salary information on student employees monthly.