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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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• The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides educational bene ts to eligible veterans and to eligible dependents and survivors of certain veterans. Students who believe they are eligible for veterans’ bene ts should contact the VA Certifying Of- cial in the SCC Enrollment Center to receive an application for bene ts and a list of requirements that they must meet.
How to Apply for Financial Aid
In order to receive federal grants, state grants, loans, work-study and most scholar- ships, you have to le the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You only need to submit the FAFSA once for each academic year.
1. File the FAFSA
• Complete a FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov and be sure to use the IRS Data Re- trieval, if eligible, to import tax data to the FAFSA.
• Be sure you’ve submitted the FAFSA with SCC’s federal School Code, 008466.
FAFSA Deadlines: The FAFSA opens Oct. 1 each year for the following year’s fall term. SCC has set priority deadlines to ensure that students le in time to allow processing and awarding before the start of each semester. Students are encouraged to le their FAFSA as early as possible and not wait for these deadlines.
May 1 - students starting the next Fall
Sept. 30 - students starting the next Spring Feb. 15 - students starting the next Summer
FAFSAs led after these deadlines WILL be processed as soon as possible, but eligible students may not have time to be awarded until after the semester has begun.
2. Apply to an eligible program at SCC
• The Financial Aid Of ce cannot view your Student Aid Report (SAR) until an admissions application to the college is on le.
• SCC Admissions Of ce will send you an acceptance letter with your SCC stu- dent ID number.
• Be sure you have selected a program of study that is eligible for nancial aid. Each program’s eligibility for aid is identi ed on the SCC website.
3. Review your Student Aid Report (SAR)
• Read emails from the Department of Education, and follow link to view SAR. Read all comments at the end of the SAR.
• Check information on SAR for accuracy.
• If you are eligible but did not use the IRS Data Retrieval, please go back and
correct your FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval.
4. Send Requested Documents to the SCC Financial Aid Of ce
• Read emails from SCC Financial Aid Of ce, or go to mySCC/Self-Service to see requested documents.
• Download any requested Financial Aid Forms, complete and submit to SCC Financial Aid Of ce.
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