Financial Aid

(530) 242-7700
finaidinfo@shastacollege.edu

Welcome,

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

Connie Barton - Director of Financial Aid

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Information Updates

1/16/15 - Students on Fall 2014 Warning
Due to the lengthy process to determine eligibility for students. Those students who were on warning during Fall 2014 should not anticipate funding for the first disbursement.

1/2/15 - 1st PELL Disbursement on 1/16/15

To receive the 1st PELL you must be registered for classes and have PELL listed on your award letter by 1/9/15. Click Disbursement Schedule to see all Spring 2015 disbursement dates.

10/17/14 - Dropping Classes Almost Always affects your past and future disbursements!
For more information refer to the top of your award letter, or our disbursement schedule webpage, the top of that page gives you information on eligibility guidelines by unit.

Always talk to each office from which you receive services before you drop a class, each program on campus has their own rules and regulations!

A Valid State Issued Photo ID and Student ID number are

REQUIRED
when requesting specific information during your visit to our office.

Specific Information can only be discussed with the student.

What if I earned a Bachelors (BA) and am returning to Shasta College?

Once you have completed a BA:

You may apply for and receive the Board of Governors Fee Waiver if eligible
You are not eligible to receive a Pell or to borrow a Subsidized Direct Student Loan
See the Financial Aid Student Loans webpage regarding borrowing limits for Unsubsidized Direct Loans
Complete the "Request for Consideration" form available under "Forms" on the student loan webpage and submit it with required loan documents available on the Student Loans webpage

Financial Aid Processing

We process by "Received" date order.

Please note: We post the “Received” date that our technicians have begun processing. This does not indicate that every file for a prior date is completely processed. Because we have a number of technicians; some of them may still be finishing files for a prior date.

Each student will receive an email notification as soon as there is an update on their processing. All updates will also be posted to the students "My Documents" screen in their "My Shasta" account.

Current Processing Received Date:

2014-2015 Paperwork: 1/12/15

2015-2016 - Starting in March we will download the 2015-16 FAFSA

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 31	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

Web Links

Complete the FAFSA application:

www.fafsa.ed.gov

Register for a PIN to sign your FAFSA electronically:

www.pin.ed.gov

Selective Service:
www.sss.gov

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

California Student Aid Commission:
Cal-Grant Information

www.csac.ca.gov

WebGrants for Students:
Cal-Grant Account Login

www.webgrants4students.org

Federal Student Financial Assistance:
www.studentaid.ed.gov

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

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

www.finaid.org/otheraid/spanish.phtml

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.

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_{1. At least 80% of all students surveyed will be satisfied with operations in the Financial Aid Department.}

_{Student Support Learning Outcomes}_:

_{1. Students utilizing the walk-in service will be able to express satisfaction in obtaining the requested information and for the services received.}

_{2. Students will be able to adhere to deadlines and accurately complete all necessary forms for financial aid using technology. This learning outcome will be demonstrated through the federal work study program. This learning outcome will be a}_{pplied to the overall financial aid process.}

_{3. Students will be able to adhere to deadlines and accurately complete all necessary forms for financial aid using technology. This learning outcome will be demonstrated}

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