The mission of the Financial Aid Office (FAO) is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance for education beyond high school. Promoting and assuring higher education access and opportunity are the basic principles of Federal Student Aid. By supporting the promise of postsecondary education, we uphold its value as a force for greater inclusion in our society and for the continued vitality of American Samoa as a territory of the United States of America.
Non-Discrimination Policy
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC), Financial Aid Office does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender-identity, marital status, religion, disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, or political affiliation in the administration of its Title IV programs to include the following federal grants: Federal Work Study (FWS), Pell Grant, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG).
Discrimination on the basis of ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, or physical or mental disability in all programs, activities, and work environments is unlawful and will not be tolerated by ASCC.