Laptop & Hotspot Program

The Laptop and Hotspot program is a service provided by Oglala Lakota College to aid students who demonstrate a financial need, and would not otherwise be capable of continuing their college education without access to a laptop or internet services.

****Students who are Max Pell to Degree, Max LEU, Financial Aid Suspension Status, Financial Aid Warning Status, or a Graduate, are eligible to apply for the laptop & hotspot program, as this is a needs-based program for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Laptop Program Overview

Criteria is as follows for students who would like to apply for the laptop program:

• Student must be enrolled in 3 or more credit hours to apply for a laptop
• Student must be degree-seeking
• Student must have a completed FAFSA on file, and demonstrate a financial need based on their Cost of Attendance less resources, as determine by the Financial Aid Department.

Students can be found ineligible for the laptop program under the following circumstances:

• Non-degree seeking Student
• Re-certification Student
• Early Entry Student
• Incomplete FAFSA on File with Financial Aid Department
• Student does not demonstrate a financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Department
• Student may also be ineligible for a laptop, if they received a laptop in the past 3 years, as determine by the Enrollment Department.

Laptop Form

Hotspot Program Overview

Criteria is as follows for students who would like to apply for the hotspot program:

• Student must be enrolled in 3 or more credit hours to apply for a hotspot
• Student must be enrolled in 3 or more credit hours in a Long-Distance Learning course(s) to apply for a Hotspot. (i.e. Zoom, Moodle, or Cloud based course)
• Student must be degree-seeking
• Student must have a completed FAFSA on file, and demonstrate a financial need based on their Cost of Attendance less resources, as determine by the Financial Aid Department.

Students can be found ineligible for the hotspot program under the following circumstances:

• Non-degree seeking Student
• Re-certification Student
• Early Entry Student
• Incomplete FAFSA on File with Financial Aid Department
• Student does not demonstrate a financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Department

Hotspot Form

Disclaimer: Applying for the Laptop & Hotspot Program does not guarantee that you will be eligible. Your application will be reviewed, and you will be notified by your respective center of the determination.

If you are determined to be eligible, you will need to contact your respective center to complete a Laptop and/or Hotspot agreement, prior to your device being administered to you.