Columbia College Dates and Deadlines

Dates and Deadlines

BankMobile Refund Preference:

MyYCCDCard: Funds are available BY 5:00 P.M. on refund date

Paper Check: Allow 5-7 business days to receive refund in mail

ACH Transfer: Allow 3-4 business days to receive refund in preferred bank account

Spring 2019 Disbursement Dates

NOTE: Refunds may be delayed for students who are not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and who have taken Fall classes. Please make sure to read SAP Federal regulations .

The Pell Grant is paid to students in 2 disbursements per semester. *Additional disbursements are for certain situations only . Examples include: adding units, adding a class you had been wait-listed for, late-start classes which begun after the previous disbursement and newly awarded students.

Spring Disbursement Dates:

First Pell Disbursement: January 11th

*Additional Pell Disbursement: January 25th

*Additional Pell Disbursement: February 8th

Cal Grants, FSEOG, SSCG and *Additional Pell Disbursement: February 22nd

*Additional Pell Disbursement: March 8th

Freeze Date: March 17th: (added or dropped classes AFTER this date are NOT counted in future Financial Aid Disbursements; make all adjustments to your class schedule BEFORE 3/17/2019)

Second Pell Disbursement: March 22nd

*Additional Pell Disbursement for classes added BEFORE 3/17/18: April 5th

*Additional Pell Disbursement for classes added BEFORE 3/17/18: April 19th

FINAL *Additional Pell Disbursement for classes added BEFORE 3/17/2018:
May 3rd

Fall 2018 Disbursement Dates

NOTE: Refunds will be delayed for students who are not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and who have taken summer classes. Please make sure to read SAP Federal regulations by clicking SAP.

The Pell Grant is paid to students in 2 disbursements per semester. * Additional Pell disbursements are for certain situations only. Examples include: adding units, adding a class you had been wait-listed for, late-start classes which begun after the previous disbursement and newly awarded students.

Fall Disbursement Dates:

FINAL *Additional Pell Disbursement for classes added BEFORE 10/24/18: December 14th

Summer 2019

The Pell Grant may be available during summer for some students. Students will receive an email notification mid-April informing them if they have summer funding available. The Pell Grant is disbursed in one payment during the summer; however, as more units begin, a student may become entitled to more funding throughout the summer which would be paid out on one of the below additional disbursement dates. Contact your technician with questions.

ATTENTION: Students with a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status of 'WARNING' or 'DISQUALIFIED' during the spring 2018 semester are not likely to receive their first disbursement until MAY 18th after all grades have been posted and assessed for eligibility, thank you for your patience.

First Pell Disbursement: May 3rd

2018-2019 Dates and Deadlines

(Fall 2018, Spring 2019 and Summer 2019)

March 2, 2018	Deadline to submit a Cal Grant GPA Verification to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) and to file a completed FAFSA for Entitlement and primary Competitive Cal Grants. GPA’s will be calculated and transmitted automatically for eligible college students. Deadline to submit a California Dream Act Application for Cal Grant Entitlement and primary Competitive award consideration. Deadline for priority consideration for 2018-2019 Federal SEOG and Federal Work Study. The Central Processing System (CPS) must receive your FAFSA by this date. SEOG and FWS funds are limited. If funds remain after awarding students who have met the priority deadline of March 2nd, the colleges will continue to make awards on a first-come, first-served basis.
September 2, 2018	Second Competitive Cal Grant opportunity for California Community College students only. CSAC must receive your GPA Verification and you must file a FAFSA by this date for Cal Grant consideration. GPA’s will be calculated and transmitted automatically for eligible college students.
October 1, 2018	2019-2020 FAFSA available at FAFSA.ed.gov. 2019-2020 California Dream Act Application is available at www.caldreamact.org for AB540 students who are undocumented and not U.S. Citizens
December 15, 2018	Deadline to submit 2018-19 FAFSA for students who last attended Fall 2018.
March 2, 2019	Deadline to submit a 2019-2020 Cal Grant GPA Verification to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) and to file a completed FAFSA for Entitlement and primary Competitive Cal Grants. GPA’s will be calculated and transmitted automatically for eligible college students. Deadline to submit a 2019-2020 California Dream Act Application for Cal Grant Entitlement and primary Competitive award consideration. Deadline for priority consideration for 2019-2020 Federal SEOG and Federal Work Study. The Central Processing System (CPS) must receive your FAFSA by this date. SEOG and FWS funds are limited. If funds remain after awarding students who have met the priority deadline of March 2nd, the colleges will continue to make awards on a first-come, first-served basis.
March 15, 2019	Deadline to submit 2018-19 Verification Documents to CC for students who last attended Fall 2018. Date must be adjusted if the last day enrolled is prior to end of the semester, such as in a withdrawal.
May 4, 2019	Deadline to submit 2018-2019 FAFSA for students who last attended Spring 2019.
June 30, 2019	Deadline to submit 2018-2019 FAFSA for Summer 2019 grants which is valid only for students attending Summer term. Deadline to submit the 2018-2019 California College Promise Grant paper application.
August 1, 2019	Deadline to submit 2018-2019 Verification Documents to CC for students who last attended Spring 2019 and/or Summer 2019. Date must be adjusted if the last day enrolled is prior to end of the semester, such as in a withdrawal.

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