STEP 3 - Now That I have Been Awarded:
Your Award Notification Letter
Shortly after you are awarded, you will receive an Award Notification Letter. This letter will contain your basic financial aid award information. For more information regarding your financial aid award, please view your award on your "My.maricopa.edu" Student Center.
You want to change or cancel your Financial Aid award:
If you choose to reduce or reject a specific award program or your entire financial aid award, you can do this by contacting the Financial Aid Office . All financial aid awards are automatically accepted on your behalf, unless we hear from you.
Who should I contact if I have questions about my Financial Aid Award?
Contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions regarding your Award Notification letter. Our office number is 480-461-7441.
How is my tuition paid?
MCC prefers that you come prepared to pay tuition and fees at the time you register for your classes or by the tuition payment due date shown on your class schedule / tuition invoice.
Financial Aid:
If you were awarded financial aid, you will be held in your classes through the drop / add period. You may request a tuition deferment only if all financial aid information and documents have been received by our office two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Scholarships and/or tribal funds:
We can only defer against scholarships and tribal funds if our office has received written notification from the donor or the tribal agency confirming the scholarship or tribal award.
Tuition and fees are paid from the financial aid offered to you; this excludes Federal Work Study and aid received from lenders not on our lender list. If you still have a balance on your student account after you financial aid has been applied, you must pay the difference. Any remaining funds are mailed to you.
When do I get my money?
Cashiers Services begins mailing checks one week before the start of each semester. Please make sure that your address and enrollment status is current otherwise there may be delays in receiving your financial aid check.
| Financial Aid Check Mailing Dates |
Sum I 08 |
Sum II 08 |
Fall 08 |
| Initial mailing start date |
May 23 |
June 27 |
Aug. 18 |
| 30 day delay mailing start date* |
July 1 |
Aug. 08 |
Sept. 22 |
| 2nd mail date for one semester only awards |
June 16 |
July 22 |
Oct. 21 |
What is a 30 Day Delay?
Loans that have been awarded to Freshman students who have never borrowed a Federal Student loan before will have to wait 30 days from the start of the semester before we can disburse their loan funds to them.
A Freshman student is a student who has not completed and/or transferred in a total of 30 credits or more. Also called a Grade Level One student.
What will delay my money?
- Changes in your enrollment status: If you drop, withdraw or classes are canceled.
- Special student status:
MCC Admissions Office must classify you as a "regular" degree-seeking student.
- An incorrect or out of state address:
Provide MCC Admission Office with your current information.
- Financial Aid "holds" due to lack of:
- The Loan Entrance Counseling
- Necessary financial aid documents or forms.
- Un-graded and incomplete classes from previous semester
- A new Department of Education regulation now prohibits our office from disbursing additional financial aid until all classes have been completed and graded from previous semesters.
What happens to my academic progress if I withdraw from school or from some of my classes?
Changing your class schedule after the drop / add dates may affect your academic progress, and your financial aid funds. In order to receive financial aid a student must meet all the standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) which includes the following:
- Keeping your cumulative GPA above the academic standards listed in the MCC catalog
- Completing at least 2/3 of all the credits you attempt
- Completing your program of study within 150% of the allotted time frame.
SAP is monitored for all semesters of attendance at MCC including semesters you did not receive financial aid. For more information see the SAP policy, the MCC Catalog or contact the Financial Aid Office.
If you drop/add a class, have a class canceled or completely withdraw:
- Make it official at the Records Office
- Do so by the end of the drop / add period, if you can
- Your enrollment level at the end of our Pell Census Date will be the amount of Pell Grant we will pay you for the semester. If you add another class after the Pell census date we can not increase the amount of your Pell Grant.
- Class Cancellation - If a class that was scheduled to start prior to the Pell Census Date is canceled, you must register for another class before the end of the Pell Census Date, otherwise you risk a reduction of your Pell Grant
- Class Cancellations for a late starting classes (classed starting after the Pell Census date)- You have must register for a replacement class within 2 days of the cancellation, otherwise your Pell Grant amount may be altered.
- Notify our office about any change to your schedule, or if the credit hours on your Award Notification Letter do not match the credits you are registered for. See chart below:
| Enrollment Level |
Credits Required |
| Full-time |
12 credit or more |
| 3/4 time |
9 - 11.5 credits |
| 1/2 time |
6 - 8.5 credits |
| Less than 1/2 time |
5 credits or less |
To maintain eligibility for SEOG, LEAP, student loans and FWS, halftime enrollment is required.
Late Start Classes
Late Start Classes are classes scheduled to start after the first week of school. Students registered for late start classes, along with classes that start the first week of the semester, will receive their full financial aid award for the semester as scheduled above. If a late start class is canceled after the student has received their full financial aid award for the semester, their financial aid award may have to be adjusted. Some students may owe back a part of their financial aid award.
What if I attend more than one school within a semester?
Students can only receive financial aid funds from one school per semester. However, with a Consortium Agreement it may be possible to count credits from another school as part of your total enrollment for financial aid here at MCC. To to this you must:
- Enroll at the participating school before the end of MCC's drop / add date.
- To be considered for a Pell grant and student loans you must be enrolled in at least 6 credits at MCC.
- Submit a completed Consortium Agreement to our office by August 29, 2008 for the Fall 08 semester.
- At the end of the semester you will have to provide an unofficial transcript with your grade(s) for the consortium class(es).
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