Columbia College Dates and Deadlines

Dates and Deadlines

Spring 2021 Disbursement Dates

ATTENTION: Dates listed below are when funds will be transferred to BankMobile. Check your Bank Mobile preference to know when you should receive your disbursement.

First Pell Disbursement January 8, 2021

Additional Pell Disbursement* January 22, 2021

February 5, 2021

February 19, 2021

SEOG, Cal-B, Cal-C, SSCG, and Additional Pell March 5, 2021

Freeze Date** March 14, 2021

Second Pell Disbursement and payout of all grants March 19, 2021

Disbursement for newly awarded accounts April 2, 2021

April 16, 2021

April 30, 2021

* Additional Pell disbursements are for certain situations only. Examples include adding new units, adding a class you had been waitlisted for, and late-start classes which begun after the previous disbursements but are completed prior to the freeze date.

** Freeze Date is the date we freeze and record your student unit load to determine your total unit load for Spring 2021. Classes added or dropped after this date will not counted in future financial aid disbursements. Reminder, the Freeze Date for Spring 2021 is March 14, 2021.

2020-2021 Dates and Deadlines

(Fall 2020, Spring 2021 and Summer 2021)

March 2, 2020	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 2020-2021 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, 2020	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, 2020	2021-2022 FAFSA available at FAFSA.ed.gov . 2021-2022 California Dream Act Application is available at www.caldreamact.org for AB540 students who are undocumented and not U.S. Citizens
December 15, 2020	Deadline to submit 2020-21 FAFSA for students who last attended Fall 2020.
March 2, 2021	Deadline to submit a 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 California Dream Act Application for Cal Grant Entitlement and primary Competitive award consideration. Deadline for priority consideration for 2021-2022 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, 2021	Deadline to submit 2020-21 Verification Documents to CC for students who last attended Fall 2020. Date must be adjusted if the last day enrolled is prior to end of the semester, such as in a withdrawal.
May 4, 2021	Deadline to submit 2020-2021 FAFSA for students who last attended Spring 2021.
June 30, 2021	Deadline to submit 2020-2021 FAFSA for Summer 2021 grants which is valid only for students attending Summer term. Deadline to submit the 2020-2021 California College Promise Grant paper application.
August 1, 2021	Deadline to submit 2020-2021 Verification Documents to CC for students who last attended Spring 2021 and/or Summer 2021. Date must be adjusted if the last day enrolled is prior to end of the semester, such as in a withdrawal.