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Work Study

Work study provides part-time work to help students earn funds to assist with educational costs. Broward College Student Financial Services offers several work study programs both on and off-campus. Early and eligible applicants who indicate a desire to work on their financial aid form will be offered work-study as part of their financial aid award package. Remember to fill in Broward College as 'college of choice' (School Code 001500) on your FAFSA to be eligible for all possible financial awards!

Federal Work Study Program allows students to work in campus departments assisting with clerical work and other duties as assigned. Students earn $9.00 per hour for a maximum of up to 20 hours a week. The amount of hours per week is dependent on your financial aid eligibility and may change when and if you receive additional financial aid awards. Students are paid twice a month and must submit correct time sheets on the requested date in order to receive their pay checks on time.

Click to view Work Study Jobs on all campuses

The America Reads and FWEP Programs are not accepting
applications at this time.

America Reads Program is funded through the Federal Work Study Program offering students an opportunity to tutor reading and math in selected local elementary schools. Students may work a maximum of 20 hours per week and are paid $10.00 per hour.

Florida Work Experience Program (FWEP) is a work experience program introducing undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need to work experiences that will complement and reinforce their educational and career goals. Student work varying schedule and are paid twice a month. Recipients must be enrolled at least half-time, in good standing at the college, and meet residency requirements for state student aid. Student are paid $10.00 per hour as off campus tutors and $9.00 per hour as student assistants working on campus. For additional information about the program, please visit Florida Work Experience Program website.

If a student has been awarded work-study, he/she may follow the steps below to secure a job:

Click Work Study Jobs to view available jobs and select a job.
Visit the Student Financial Services office to determine eligibility where you will receive a referral card indicating the weekly hours you may work.
Call the employing department where the job is located and schedule an interview.
Download the Student Employment Packet if you are a new student in the work-study program and bring it with you to the interview. You also need to bring the referral card that you received from the Financial Aid Adviser indicating your eligibility to the interview.
Once you have secured the job, submit the forms to the Student Employment office for processing.

Please contact your supervisor to make sure you are approved to begin work.

Remember:

To be eligible for work-study, a student must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

A student who is interested in working with the Florida Work Experience Program or the America Reads Program must be fingerprinted by the Broward County School Board prior to the start of employment and should not begin working until he/she is approved by the Student Employment Office.

Employ Florida and Employer Resources

Employ Florida links all of Florida's workforce services—state and local—to each other. This web site makes it easier for you to find relevant jobs.

An index of useful resources for work study, job searching, and career centers. Among these is MonsterTRAK , the largest student and alumni job search on the internet.

This page was last modified on Fri, Nov 20, 2009

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