The Department of Education has launched the overhauled 2024-25 FAFSA!! Students should be able to complete FAFSA applications and any necessary corrections at any time. NOW is the time to go to https://studentaid.gov to complete and submit your 2024-25 FAFSA and get prepared for the Fall 2024 semester. WCCCD’s school code is 00923000.

Time has flown by! Summer 2024 registration is underway. Financial Aid students that are planning to enroll for Summer semester will need to submit a 2024 Summer Financial Aid application if you did not attend WCCCD for both the Fall 23 and Spring 24 semester. Be mindful that Guest students are not able to receive Title IV aid at WCCCD for the Summer semester. The Summer Federal Work Study Application is also available. Both forms can be found on our website at Financial Aid Forms. Students interested in applying for a student loan for Summer can access the Loan Request on WCCCD Student Forms until June 15th.

As always, it is extremely important that you monitor your Web-Gate, WCCCD Student Forms and email accounts on a regular basis to remain informed of any communication or requests from the District Financial Aid Office. As the award year comes to a close, check all of your student requirements on both portals to ensure that you have submitted all documents and received all expected disbursements. The deadline to submit documents for the 2023-24 award year is July 15th. No documents will be accepted beyond this date for the 2023-24 award year.

The annual review of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will take place after grades are posted for the Spring 24 semester. Your Fall 2024 SAP status can be located on Web-Gate and is also included on your award letters. SAP is also reviewed at the end of every semester for students that are either currently enrolled in a certificate program that is 1 year or less in length or currently on an Academic Plan or Probation status. Remember!! If you choose to utilize your book voucher prior to receiving your updated SAP status, you may be responsible for those charges if your financial aid eligibility is denied or terminated due to SAP. Once SAP requirements are posted, complete your form, see an advisor to obtain your plan of work and compile your supporting documentation for submission as soon as possible to ensure that you receive a timely SAP decision. We cannot review your SAP Appeal until ALL 3 components have been received. ALL SAP APPEALS MUST HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED. Appeals that are incomplete (not containing the form, plan of work and supporting documentation) will be denied. You may review the complete details of WCCCD’s Satisfactory Academic Progress policy on our website at wcccd.edu> Financial Aid > Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Starting in the 2022-23 award year, borrowing students are requested to complete the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgement to learn more about loans, responsibilities of borrowers, repayment, budgeting and much more. This information is provided in place of the previous Financial Awareness Counseling requirement.

Part of the FAFSA Simplification Act repeals the 150% Subsidized Usage Limit Applies (SULA) requirements. The repeal is effective for all Direct Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2021. It is not limited to new borrowers.

SULA still applies to Direct Subsidized Loans first disbursed before July 1, 2021, but the U.S. Department of Education will retroactively restore the subsidy and remove accrued interest on the older loans, even if those borrowers don't borrow again.