Publication Date: September 5, 2008
Summary: Update Your Federal School Code Information by September 30, 2008 for Initial 2009-2010 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools
Federal Student Aid is preparing the initial 2009-2010 version of the
Federal School Code List of Participating Schools and would like to remind
all schools that school information must be kept current. Please verify
your Federal School Code (FSC) name, address, and contact information
on the Electronic Application for Approval
to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Aid Programs (E-App)
Web site (http://eligcert.ed.gov),
and update the information as necessary. To ensure your changes will be
incorporated in the upcoming initial list for the 2009-2010 Award Year,
please make your updates no later than September 30, 2008.
The information you submit on the E-App
Web site will be used to update the Federal School Code List of Participating
Schools and will also be added to the FSC File on FAFSA
on the Web (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov).
Applicants for federal student aid use these lists to find the Federal
School Code(s) of the school(s) they want to include on the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Note: As we have informed you in the past, the Federal School
Code List of Participating Schools is only available electronically; we
no longer distribute the list in hard-copy format. This year we will be
providing it electronically in PDF and Microsoft Excel (XLS) format. In
addition to the Federal School Code search that is already available on
FAFSA on the Web, the electronic
files will provide you with the most current FSC information available
in a searchable format. We will remind you quarterly to update your FSC
information, after which an updated file will be posted.
The initial electronic 2009-2010 Federal School Code List of Participating
Schools will be available November 1, 2008 on the Information
for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site (http://ifap.ed.gov).
It will also be posted on the National
College Access Network (NCAN) Web site (http://www.collegeaccess.org/NCAN/).
Submitting Updates to FSC Information
To update your FSC information, go to the E-App
Web site (http://eligcert.ed.gov).
Click on "Update your Federal School Code Addresses which are used
by the FAFSA" on the left side of the page under the "Other
Features" section.
Note: A school can only have one city and state for each FSC.
In addition, changes to the FSC File do not update your school's name
or address in any other U.S. Department of Education database. If you
need to change the "Official Name or Address" of your school,
you must submit an "Update" application through the E-App
Web site.
Contact Information
We appreciate your assistance in keeping your school's Federal School
Code information up to date. For help with the E-App
Web site, contact the Federal Student Aid School Participation Team for
your state. Please see the E-App
home page for the phone number of your School Participation Team.
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