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Financial Aid Outreach

              the 2026-2027 application cycle opened October 1st, 2025               
                                      Priority deadline is March 2nd, 2026                                

Application Resources

Use these helpful links below to complete your application successfully, or to prepare for a Zoom/in-person appointment with your Financial Aid Specialist.

Need Help with your Application?

Current/Prospective Columbia College Students: Stop by the Financial Aid office during business hours and a staff member will be available to assist you in completing or reviewing your application. You can also schedule an appointment through Starfish. 

High School Students: We will begin our high school outreach in October, to assist our incoming students and their parents with FSA ID creation and the Financial Aid application. Check with your advisors to see when we will be at your high school. If we are not visiting your high school, or the times are days do not line up with your schedule, please email us a cc_finaid@yosemite.edu and we can find a different time to assist you.

Zoom Sessions: Please see the below dates we will host Financial Aid hands-on workshops online:

Thursday, December 18th - 5:00-7:00pm
Thursday, January 15th - 5:00-7:00pm
Thursday, February 19th - 5:00-7:00pm
Thursday, February 26th - 5:00-7:00pm

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82012294437