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Financial aid is available to help you achieve your educational goals. The CCC Financial Aid Office provides access to grants, scholarships, work-study and loans to help pay for school. You must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or ORSAA application (if applicable), each year you attend college to qualify to receive financial aid. The FAFSA and ORSAA open on Oct. 1 each year and must be completed annually.
Complete your FAFSA/ORSAA application as early as possible and add CCC's school code (004878). Once completed, it can take up to a week to electronically process into our system; watch your CCC student email and Self Service for your next step directions. For help filling out your Application, visit the Financial Aid Resource Lab.
The Financial Aid application process
Apply for admission to CCC.
Log in to your email through myClackamas. Check your email weekly for requests for information from the financial aid office. Monitor Self-Service: detail into your Financial Aid portal to review any required document(s) and the status of your financial aid file.
Submit any requested document(s) as soon as possible; files are reviewed based on the date the last requested document is received.
An email will be sent to your myClackamas email address when your award offer is available for you to view. You will need to accept or reject any direct loans that are listed in your award offer.
If you have accepted any direct loans, complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance Loan Counseling online.
Recommended financial aid timeline
To ensure your financial aid is ready at the start of the term, we advise that you file your FAFSA/ORSAA, and submit all requested documents to the Financial Aid office as soon as possible. You may submit your materials after any recommended timeline, but you will be responsible for any tuition and fees until your financial aid offer can be prepared.
| Term | Recommended Timeline |
|---|---|
| Summer Term 2022 | March 28, 2022 |
| Fall Term 2022 | June 20, 2022 |
| Winter Term 2023 | Sept. 26, 2022 |
| Spring Term 2023 | Jan. 9, 2023 |
Eligibility Requirements for FAFSA
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen
- Have a valid Social Security Number (except for applicants from Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau)
- Be enrolled as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Not be in default on a federal student loan nor owe a repayment on a federal student grant
- Have a high school diploma, GED certificate or have completed a high school education in a homeschool setting
- Be enrolled at least half-time (6 credits), in degree applicable credits
Eligibility Requirements for ORSAA
- Oregon residents who have undocumented status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, and/or Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Be enrolled as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Not be in default on a federal student loan nor owe a repayment on a federal student grant
- Have a high school diploma, GED certificate or have completed a high school education in a homeschool setting
- Be enrolled at least half-time (6 credits), in degree applicable credits
How do you access your financial aid?
- Submit all requested documents listed in Self Service
- Watch your student email and Self Service for award offer notification
- Review your award offer. Accept or decline any direct loans offered to you. If accepting loans, complete a Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling. Any financial aid offered is split evenly among all terms of attendance. All award offers are based on full-time (12 credits) status.
- Financial aid is disbursed during the third week of each term, following the census date, and then weekly thereafter. Your aid will be adjusted to your enrollment level as of the census date. The actual amount of aid you will receive will be based on the number of degree applicable credits you are enrolled in as of that date. Funds will first be applied to your account to cover any tuition balance.
To be eligible for financial aid disbursement you must:
- Have completed your FAFSA/ORSAA application
- Grants and Scholarships are automatically accepted on your behalf (beware of any minimum credit requirements for your specific funding)
- For Direct Loans:
- Have accepted Direct loans (if applicable)
- Have complete Entrance Counseling
- Have a valid Master Promissory Note (MPN)
- Be registered for six (6) or more degree applicable credits
If your financial aid is more than the amount of your tuition and fees, Accounts Receivable will send the excess amount to you in the form of a check or direct deposit. Excess financial aid funds are sent out on the last business day of the week. For fall, winter and spring terms, refunds are sent out on Fridays. For summer term, the refunds are sent out on Thursdays. You can sign up to receive the excess funds via direct deposit, otherwise a check will be mailed to the address you have on file with the college.
The Financial Aid Office will disburse once weekly throughout the term and refund checks or direct deposit refunds will be made the last business day of the week in which the funds are disbursed on your account.
Census Date Policy FAQ
A Census Date is the point at which enrollment is locked for financial aid purposes. Each term, the Census Date coincides with the last day a student can drop classes for a full refund. Our Census Date will be on Sunday of the second week of each term (14th day of the term). Financial aid is based on the degree eligible credits you are registered for on the Sunday of the second week of the term (the Census Date) by the end of the day (11:59 p.m.)
Yes. Pell eligible students that wish to have late starting courses included in their enrollment status must have registered for those courses by the Census Date.
Maybe. Students might be eligible to appeal adding a class after the census date if there are extenuating circumstances that would justify the late addition.
If a student drops a course(s) after the Census Date, the student will receive a W grade which will be on their transcript. Depending on the date and the number of classes dropped, the student will be responsible for returning all or a portion of their award. See Repayment of Federal Aid for more information.
Only Title IV eligible courses will be counted toward financial aid calculations/awards. Courses must be required by your primary program of study. See the Advising Department for questions regarding your primary program of study.
Federal aid may only be used to repeat a course one time after a passing grade (D- or better) is received. We are unable to make exceptions even in cases where the grade earned does not meet departmental requirements.
| Term | Start Date | Census Date at 11:59 p.m. | Financial Aid Disbursement Start Date* | Refund Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | June 21, 2021 | July 4, 2021 | July 7, 2021 | July 8, 2021 |
| Fall | Sept. 27, 2021 | Oct. 10, 2021 | Oct. 12, 2021 | Oct. 15, 2021 |
| Winter | Jan. 3, 2022 | Jan. 16, 2022 | Jan. 19, 2022 | Jan. 21, 2022 |
| Spring | March 28, 2022 | April 10, 2022 | April 12, 2022 | April 15, 2022 |
* First day financial aid disbursement process can begin. Federal regulations allow three business days to complete this process. The process will continue weekly thereafter for the remainder of the term.
Yes, CCC has free TriMet passes available for students who qualify. Contact the Transportation Office at transportation@clackamas.edu to schedule an appointment to receive the free passes. If you do not already have an Honored Citizen Hop card, please enroll in TriMet’s Low-Income Fare Program through this online application.
Census Date Policy FAQ regarding Bookstore charges
Yes. Students who have been awarded and accepted aid beyond the cost of their tuition will be able to charge at the CCC Bookstore beginning one week before the start of the term through the end of the second week of the term.
Maybe. Pending aid is aid that has not yet been accepted by the student. Pell grants don’t need to be accepted but student loans do. Students have to accept their loans to be eligible for loan disbursements. If students have any type of pending aid which has not been accepted, the pending aid amount will not be calculated as part of the refund, and students will not be allowed to charge books at the CCC Bookstore for lack of available/accepted funds to cover the balance.
Students can charge up to $500 per term of available aid, for books and supplies at the CCC bookstore. Purchases over $500 must be paid for out of pocket at the time of purchase. Not all students will have enough aid to cover bookstore charges.
To charge books in the CCC Bookstore, you will need a current award offer from the CCC Financial Aid office. If you have questions about completing your FAFSA/ORSAA, please contact Financial Aid.
Once CCC has received your FAFSA/ORSAA, and you have completed the award process, you may be eligible to charge up to $500 in the CCC Bookstore. Access will begin one week before the start of the term and end at 3 p.m. on the last business day of the second week of the term.
| Term | First day to charge | Last day to charge by 3 p.m.* |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | June 14, 2021 | July 2, 2021 |
| Fall | Sept. 20, 2021 | Oct. 8, 2021 |
| Winter | Dec. 27, 2021 | Jan. 14, 2022 |
| Spring | March 21, 2022 | April 8, 2022 |
*Any books or supplies purchased after 3 p.m. will not be charged to your student account. You will need to find an alternative form of payment.
If you have applied for your financial aid and have not been awarded funding, you can complete a short term book loan with the Accounts Receivable Department. Please contact them at 503-594-6068 or staccounts@clackamas.edu.
If you are a Pell eligible student and would like to purchase your textbooks elsewhere, you can complete a short term book loan along with an opt-out form with Accounts Receivable Department. If eligible, you can choose to have a check issued to you in the amount of the textbooks, not to exceed $500.00.
Only books, supplies, or equipment required for your classes. You cannot charge general merchandise (like clothing, food, or gifts).
When you are viewing your student account, your bookstore charges will appear as ‘Flnk-Rcpt’.
Yes, you will need to provide your student ID. If you have not obtained your student ID, please visit Registration and Records in Roger Rook.
Here are the most common things that will prevent you from charging books:
- Account balance is greater than financial aid: If your student account is greater than the amount of financial aid you are expecting to receive, you will not have the ability to charge your books and supplies.
- Recently registered? If you just registered, it takes about 24 hours to authorize CCC Bookstore charging.
- Not enough money: Did you already charge $500 worth of books? If so, you have no remaining charge allowance.
- Not maintaining eligibility: You have to be making satisfactory academic progress to charge books.
Yes, you may return your books to the bookstore. Please see the CCC Bookstore return policy. Credit will be applied to your student account. No cash refunds will be given.
If you did not charge any textbooks, required supplies or equipment in our CCC Bookstore, you can contact the bookstore directly at sm8278@bncollege.com or 503-594-6500. Please have ready your student ID# and the date of purchase ready that you are disputing.
This means that you charged textbooks, required supplies or equipment at the CCC Bookstore to your student account. These charges will be deducted from your financial aid as long as you have enough financial aid to cover your student account balance. If your financial aid does not cover your entire balance, you are responsible for paying the remaining balance.
Your online order history can be found on your CCC Bookstore website account. For in-store purchases, contact the bookstore and provide the following information: student name, date of purchase, amount of purchase and student ID.
Please note it may take up to two business days to research this information.
Contact Us
Oregon City, Wacheno Welcome Center
- Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Phone hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Financial Aid Resource Lab
- Virtual drop-in hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Appointment by request