What are contact hours and how does that relate to my financial aid?
Students enrolled in vocational programs that typically lead to a diploma and not a degree program are enrolled in “contact hours” instead of “credit hours”. Enrollment status for these students is computed by converting semester contact hours to credit hours for payment purposes using a federal formula. Generally, 23 or more contact hours is considered full-time, 17-22 is 3/4 time, 12-16 is 1/2 time, and less than 12 contact hours is considered less than 1/2 time.
