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Contact Information

  • Phone: 212-678-3714
  • Fax: 212-678-4089
  • E-mail: financialaid@tc.edu
  • Location: 525 W. 120th St. Thompson Hall, Room 134
If you have questions regarding the 2013-2014 award letter timeline, please click here. For questions regarding exit counseling, follow this link. Please have your TC ID number (T########) available when contacting our office.

Office Hours

  • Monday through Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
  • Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

The Office of Financial Aid accepts walk-ins. Please direct all general inquiries to financialaid@tc.edu. You must include your full name and TC ID number (T########) in all communication sent to the Office of Financial Aid. If you plan to come into our office to discuss your account, you must have this information ready to present to our representatives. Knowing your TC ID number and providing it to our officers allows greater security in your information. It will also allow us to provide information that is relevant to you.

Your TC ID number is assigned to you when you begin your application for admission and is located on any official correspondence you receive from Teachers College. You may also find this number by logging into your TC Portal, clicking the TC Services tab, and clicking "My TC ID Number" under the Personal Information tab.

Office of Financial Aid Staff
  • Melanie Williams-Bethea (mwilliams@tc.edu) — Director
    Inquiries regarding grant-in-aid. Financial aid liaison for Interdisciplinary Studies (IND).
  • Ana Lissette Bonilla (bonilla@tc.edu) — Associate Director, Loan Manager
    Inquiries regarding Federal Direct Loans, private loans, TEACH Grant, and Federal Perkins Loans. Financial aid liaison for Curriculum and Teaching (C&T), Education, Policy, and Social Analysis (EPSA), and Math, Science, and Technology (MST).

  • Nicole Siniscalchi (siniscalchi@tc.edu) — Assistant Director, Enrollment Services Coordinator
    Financial aid/admissions liaison; inquiries regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress, Organization and Leadership cohort programs, Summer Principals Academy, AEGIS, and Klingenstein. Financial aid liaison for Biobehavioral Sciences (BBS), Counseling and Clinical Psychology (CCP), Health and Behavior Studies (HBS), and Organization and Leadership (O&L).

  • Jannatul Ferdous (ferdous@tc.edu) — Student Employment Manager
    Inquiries regarding student employment (Federal Work-Study and graduate assistantships) and the INSTEP program. Financial aid liaison for Arts and Humanities (A&H).

  • Christopher Fields (fields@tc.edu) — Financial Aid Advisor, Front Desk Operations
    Inquires regarding general financial aid information, verification flags, citizenship flags, Peace Corps Fellows, and TR @ TC. Financial aid liaison for International and Transcultural Studies (ITS) and Human Development (HUD).

  • Nadine Boston (boston@tc.edu) — Direct Loan Counselor
    Inquires regarding Federal Direct Loans.
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