Financial Aid

"What am I going to study?" and "How am I going to pay for it?" are questions that go hand in hand. Paying for your education is an investment in your future and your future earnings. To make education possible for most, financial aid is available to students and their families.

First things first.

Financial aid falls into three primary categories.

• Grants – monetary awards that do not have to be repaid.  Grants are your tax dollars are work for you.
• Scholarships – monetary gifts that do not have to be repaid.  Scholarships typically recognize outstanding achievement, community service or some personal interest or affiliation.
• Loans – monetary awards that MUST be repaid. Loans are dollars given to you by a lending institution or organization for the purpose of going to school.

Can everyone get a grant? 
How do I find scholarships? 
What kinds of loans are there? 
What’s PHEAA? 
Title IV?
Parent Plus Loan?

There are plenty of questions to answer about financial aid and how financial aid packages come together to make education affordable. It’s a personal thing, different for everyone, that’s best handled situation by situation.

PTI’s Financial Planners can answer your questions and work to maximize your financial aid eligibility.

They are happy to sit down to discuss your situation and help you decide which grants, loans and scholarships are right for you. They can help you meet deadlines, complete paperwork, and move the process along.

Our Financial Planners do it every day. They understand the rules and know what to do. They are the experts – and you should take advantage of their significant knowledge.

Institutional Awards

From time to time PTI awards institutional grants and PTI scholarships to students based on various eligibility requirements.

One example of PTI’s institutional award program is our out of state tuition policy. PTI does not charge a tuition premium to students who are out of state residents.  Out of state students and in state students are charged the same tuition rates.

Additionally PTI supports a variety of student organizations through institutional scholarships.

• FCCLA – Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
• DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi
• BPA – Business Professionals of America
• FBLA – Future Business Leaders of America
• TSA – Technology Student Association
• SkillsUSA
• HOSA – Health Occupations Students of America
• Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition
• JROTC

Scholarship Information (.PDF) | Scholarship Application (.PDF)

No application fee

Most schools require an application fee with an individual’s application for admission. To offset the expense associated with college applications, PTI allows all students to apply at no cost.

We believe that you can afford the training you need to build the future you want.  If you would like to learn more about your financial aid at PTI, we can prepare a preliminary financial plan just for you and your family. You can use this estimated plan as a guide to your grant and loan eligibility.

Once you realize how you are going to pay for your education, it’s much easier to decide what and where to study.  It all starts with a campus visit.