Financial Aid Home

Financial Aid Homepage

(530) 242-7700

Welcome, 

Our Financial Aid Team strives to provide you accurate information; through our webpages & your student "My Shasta" account, timely processing and valuable resources that contribute to your success at Shasta College.

Connie Barton - Director of Financial Aid

I want Financial Aid what do I do?

Step 1:
Be admitted to Shasta College and have your social security number on file with Admissions & Records.

Step 2:
Use our menu to check out the Financial Aid Overview page for a broad view of our process; Start to Finish.

Complete the
FAFSA application:

www.fafsa.ed.gov

Register for a
Personal Identification Number (PIN).

www.pin.ed.gov

You will need a PIN to sign your FAFSA

Attention: We protect your personal information!

A Valid Photo ID & Student ID Number are REQUIRED to give specific information regarding your file when you visit the Financial Aid Office.

We cannot accept your Social Security Number to look up your information in the offiice, through email or over the phone.

Selective Service
www.sss.gov

NSLDS for Students
http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA

We process by "Received" date order. While we notify you with an email as to when to check your student "My Shasta" account; you can follow our progress below:

The date we are currently processing:

2013-2014 Paperwork Received: 3/14/14

2014-2015 Paperwork Received:
Processing Starts March 2014 once we download your FAFSA you will receive an email.

Estimated Processing Timeframes

Timeframes vary dependent on the number of files received

March 1 - April 30 2 to 3 weeks

May 1 - June 30 3 to 5 weeks

July 1 - October 30 6 to 8 weeks

November 1 - December 31 3 to 5 weeks

January 1 - February 28 2 to 4 weeks

January 1st the NEW FAFSA is available

APPLY for the next academic year

California Student Aid Commission

www.csac.ca.gov

Webgrants for Students

www.webgrants4students.org

Information Updates:

1/1/14:

It's time to file your FAFSA for the 2014-15 academic year,
START NOW!

Federal Student

Financial Assistance

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Este sitio Web le darà informaciòn sobre ayuda financier en espanñol.

Haga clic en el siguiente icono para accede a esta pàgina Web:

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What is Financial Aid?

Financial Aid is made available by federal and state governments and private sources in the form of grants, scholarships, loans and Work-Study.

The basis for such assistance is the belief that students (and the parents of dependent students) have the primary responsibility in meeting educational costs.

Financial Aid is intended to help fill the gap between the student / families EFC (Expected Family Contribution) and the cost of attending college for the academic year.

Financial Aid Office Mission:

The Mission of the Financial Aid Office is to increase the number of students receiving financial assistance, which will contribute to the successful completion of their academic goals.