The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) conducts analytical studies and provides information in support of institutional planning, policy formation, and decision making. This OIR report, prepared in conjunction with the Financial Aid Office, analyzes dependent students who applied for financial aid and enrolled in NVCC during fall 1998, spring 1999, or summer 1999 semesters. Dependent financial aid students were analyzed by student type, race, gender, age, enrollment in Extended Learning Institute (ELI) courses, and enrollment status (full time versus part time). The information was analyzed for the entire college and for each campus separately. The report does not take into consideration whether the applicant was awarded any aid as a result of the application process. Highlights of the report include: (1) in fall 1998, 58% of enrolled financial aid applicants were returning students, 35% were first-time students, and 7% were transfer students; (2) the percentage of first-time students who applied for financial aid and attended the college in spring 1999 was 9%, with 88% of them being returning students; (3) the majority of financial aid applicants who attended the college in summer 1999 were returning students (94%); (4) during fall 1998, the largest percentage of financial aid applicants were White (32%), followed by Asian (26%), and Black (18%) students; and (5) in contrast, students who attended the college in summer 1999 and applied for financial aid were Asian (32%), followed by White (26%) and Black (19%) students. The percentage of Hispanic students remained near 14% for all three semesters. (NB)