Apply for Financial Aid
Financial aid can help cover the cost of your education, including tuition, fees, books, and living expenses. To be considered for aid, students must submit a financial aid application each year.
- Shasta College Federal School Code: 001289
- FAFSA (Free application for Federal Student Aid)
- CADAA (California Dream Act Application)
- If you would like assistance completing your applications, please visit our Student Success Center.
Steps to Financial Aid
Submit your Shasta College admission application. Once admitted, you’ll gain access to the Shasta College Portal.
Most California residents qualify for a tuition fee waiver through the California College Promise Grant (CCPG).
- We’ll automatically evaluate your eligibility when you submit your FAFSA or CADAA.
- For faster processing, you can also submit the CCPG application directly through the state application.
- If you don’t qualify for CCPG and you're a first-time, full-time student, you may be eligible for the Shasta College Promise Program.
- After we receive your application, we’ll email you and post updates in MyShasta > My Financial Aid.
- Submit any required documents promptly so we can determine your eligibility and create your award package.
Once your application and documents have been processed, you’ll receive a notification to view your financial aid offer in MyShasta > My Financial Aid.
- Your offer will show the types and amounts of aid you’re eligible to receive.
- Check the disbursement schedule to see when funds will be available.
- If you are not eligible for aid, the reason will be posted in your MyShasta portal.
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2025-26 FAFSA/CADAA Deadlines
To be eligible for aid, we must receive your processed application from the federal or state processor before your last day of enrollment.
| If your last term is: | Submit your FAFSA or CADAA by: |
|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | July 31, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | December 19, 2025 |
| Spring 2026 | May 22, 2026 |
Student Responsibilities / Important Information
- All students who receive financial aid (excluding the California College Promise Grant) must have their high school diploma or equivalent.
- Students are expected to stay informed of notifications sent out via email or posted on our websites.
- Students are responsible for maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to remain eligible for financial aid.
- It is the student's responsibility to read and understand the Return to Title IV Consumer information website.
- If at any time it is determined that the student is ineligible for Financial Aid, any awards will be cancelled. If a disbursement has already been processed, it is the student's responsibility to repay any funds received.
- It is also the student's responsibility to notify the college if the student is attending another college and financial aid awarded at Shasta College needs to be cancelled.
- It is the student's responsibility to fill out all forms and applications accurately. If at any point there is conflicting information, it is the school's authority to request additional documents to verify the information in question. If at any point a student's eligibility changes due to inaccurate information submitted, the student will be responsible to repay any funds received based on the eligibility change.