Financial Aid Student Guide
This student guide is designed to help you understand what financial aid may be available to you and what you can do so that you may receive that financial aid. If this information does not answer your questions, our staff is available to assist you. Please call us at (619) 660-4201 or visit the Financial Aid Office in the One-Stop Student Services Center (Building A300) near the corner of Fury Lane and Rancho San Diego Parkway.
Withdrawals and Repayment of Financial Aid funds
If you receive federal financial aid and
withdraw from all of your classes during the first 60% of a term, you may be required to repay a portion of the federal grants that you have received but not earned. Financial aid is said to be “earned” each day that you are enrolled in the semester.
If you stay in classes past the 60% of the term you may not owe anything back to the federal government. For the fall 2019 semester, students must be enrolled and attend classes until
10/30/2019
to be considered eligible for all the financial aid received. If all classes are dropped before
10/30/2019
you may be billed for a portion of the Pell Grant, FSEOG or Direct Loan received in the fall. For the spring 2020 semester, you must be enrolled and attend classes until
04/15/2020
to be eligible for all the financial aid received. If all classes are dropped before
04/115/2020
you may be billed for a portion of the Pell Grant, FSEOG or Direct Loan received in the spring.
Please Note:
If required to
45 days
to repay the funds
in full. You
may not
be eligible for any further financial aid at
any college
in the United States until the funds have been
repaid in full.
– Overpayments
You can be considered to have received an overpayment of federal funds if, for example
- Payments are made to you and you already have a Bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent from another country) – for Federal Grants only.
- Payments are made to you based on incorrect information on your financial aid or admissions application.
- Payments are made to you after you are no longer enrolled in the required number of units.
- Payments are made to you, but you drop all of your classes.
- Payments are made to you while you are in default on a student loan or you owe a refund on a federal grant.
- Payments are made to you when you receive financial aid from Cuyamaca College and from another institution.
If you have an overpayment or are repaying an overpayment, you will not be eligible for any federal aid at any school until the amount you owe is repaid.