Financial Aid

Title IV Funding

Pell grants and Stafford student loans are not made available to any students attending horseshoeing school because horseshoeing schools are not long enough in duration to satisfy Title IV funding requirements.

Sallie Mae Loan Corporation

SLM loans by Sallie Mae have been discontinued to smaller schools, like horseshoeing schools.

Unemployed

If you are laid off and having trouble finding work you should check with your local Workforce Investment Act (WIA) office. The WIA office may or may not be associated with your local unemployment office. These WIA funds are administered on a state by state basis. The rules will be different for each state. WIA offices tend to want to send students to schools which are on their “Demand Occupation” list. Horseshoeing will probably not be on that list- BUT – they WILL fund your education if you are persistent. Remember, those WIA funds are federal funds for YOU, and not for some perceived purpose of your local WIA office. You may have to show that there is a “demand” meaning that there are many horses and not enough horseshoers in your area, but if you are persistent they may very well fund your education at Oklahoma Horseshoeing School.

ORO Development Corporation

Agricultural Work is defined as the preparation, planting, cultivation, picking and processing of trees and ground crops on a Seasonal basis, Crops include: Tree crops, Melons, Berry crops, Vegetables, Legumes, Grins, Hay Cotton, Dairy farms, Sugar beets/cane, Poultry, Fences, Cattle and other General Farm labor. Also, dependants of those who qualify (spouse, son/daughter over 18 years of age) are also eligible for benefits. (405) 619-0501

BIA

Oklahoma Horseshoeing School is approved for student funding through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. However, each tribe has different levels of funding and each tribe has different policies. If they have money for education you can get it, but you may have to be persistent and work hard to extract the funding from the main tribal office.

Local Bank

Your local bank might be your best bet if none of the previous situations apply to you. Your local bank knows you best and you have been doing business there for a long time. They may have stricter requirements than other financial institutions but they already know you and they can quickly determine if they will lend you the money or not.

Employer

You might find that your employer already has an education plan dedicated to funding the education of their employees.