Scholarships and Financial Aid
*** The 2025-26 FAFSA has opened at fafsa.gov!
Financial aid is any scholarship, grant, loan, or federal work study offered to a student to help cover educational costs. Such aid is provided by various sources like federal and state agencies, NCTA and private foundations.
Approximately 95% of NCTA, first time, first degree seeking students receive some form of financial assistance including grants, low-interest loans, college work study and numerous scholarships. Contact the NCTA Scholarships and Financial Aid Office for more information about available scholarships and financial programs. College is the ultimate investment for the future.
Federal Student Aid Information
FAFSA filing
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed each academic year. You can still submit a FAFSA for 2024-2025 and be considered for federal grants and loans. File your FAFSA today.
Contact Information
Krista Williams
Financial Aid Coordinator, Scholarships & Financial Aid
NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE—CURTIS
404 East 7th Street, Curtis, NE 69025-9525
Phone: (308) 367-5207
Fax : (308) 367-5212
Toll Free: 1-800-3CURTIS
Email: nctafinancialaid@unl.edu
Financial Aid Programs
There are a wide variety of financial aid programs available to assist you in completing your college education, including scholarships, grants, federal work study, and loans.
Financial Aid Process
A step by step process that students begin by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Other steps include verification, determining eligibility, financial aid packaging and disbursement of funds.
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Cost of Attendance
2024-2025 Estimated
NCTA Student Budgets
RESIDENT & NON-RESIDENT
| Tuition and Fees | Housing and Food | Books and Supplies | Personal | Loan Fees | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-Campus | $5,220 | $9,156 | $748 | $3,934 | $50 | $19,108 | |
| Off-campus | $5,220 | $9,760 | $748 | $3,952 | $50 | $19,730 | |
| Living at home | $5,220 | $2,664 | $748 | $3,934 | $50 | $12,616 |
*Costs based on a two-semester academic year and full-time enrollment.
Please contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid for tuition and fee amounts for half-time or 3/4 time enrollment.
Additional Cost of Attendance Information
- Students enrolled less than full-time as of the census date of each term will have their budgets reduced accordingly.
- All costs are subject to actual fee structures as approved by the Board of Regents and will be revised accordingly for each academic year.
- Budgets are based on 15 credit hours per semester and cover a nine-month period.
- On-campus Food is calculated using the 21 meals/wk plan. A 14 meals/wk or 18 meals/wk plan is available at a lower rate.
- On-campus Housing is calculated using an average of room rates charged for the previous year and increased by the 2024-2025 rate increase percentage. Actual room rates could be lower depending on which plan is chosen (rates can be reviewed on the Tuition and Cost page).
- Day care costs are not included but could be if the student provides documentation.
- Commuter costs will be used for students living with parent(s), relatives, or their legal guardians.
- For those students living off-campus, housing and food figures include utilities. Housing costs are determined based on a student survey. Food costs use the 21 meal plan rate.
- All budgets are single student budgets. Students with dependents will be given an allowance for family size as a part of the need analysis on their FAFSA.
- Figures represent the best estimates of expenses a full-time student in a given budget category might be expected to incur.
Tuition and Cost
Consumer Information
As a condition of awarding and disbursing Title IV federal student aid funds to students, the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and other statutes expect and require schools to disclose certain consumer information to certain prospective students and employees, currently enrolled students, students’ parent, and employees.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Financial Aid Employee Responsibilities
Accessibility, Accreditation, and Affirmative Action