Kind of defeats the purpose of online classes. Some of the students could be many hours from campus. Either way, this shouldn't get as far as it does. You ca

Kind of defeats the purpose of online classes. Some of the students could be many hours from campus. Either way, this shouldn't get as far as it does. You can't just sign up for a class and expect financial aid - there are forms to submit (usually prior to enrollment) to verify ID, income, parental income, veteran status, and a whole host of other factors that impact the FA award amounts and whether that FA is a grant (often federal) or a loan (sometimes gov-backed, sometimes not).