Consortium Agreements

A consortium agreement is a written agreement between HCC and the student's "home" school. The "agreement" is required by federal regulations and states that the home school will consider the student's enrollment at HCC to determine their aid eligibility. 

Students who are enrolling at HCC for a term or semester, and planning to return to their home school to complete their certificate or degree (visiting students) must have their financial aid processed through their home school under a "consortium agreement".

Please Note: HCC will cancel all aid for any students found receiving financial aid concurrently at HCC and another school. HCC serves as the “host” school when entering into consortium agreements therefore, students must be enrolled in an eligible certificate or degree program at their home school. Students participating in a consortium agreement will need to make payment arrangements at HCC to cover the tuition and fee charges for the coursework at HCC, since the student's "home" school will be processing the financial aid.