The Higher Educational Amendments of 1980 require Monroe County Community College to define and monitor standards of satisfactory progress for all students receiving Title IV student financial aid funding.

Maintaining Eligibility

Satisfactory progress may be evaluated on a semester basis. To be eligible for renewal of financial aid, students must complete satisfactorily 70 percent of the credit hours on which their award was based by the end of each semester and maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade point average.

Refund Policy

No refunds will be made to students receiving assistance through the MCCC Financial Aid Office, Michigan Bureau of Rehabilitation, Michigan Office of Services for the Blind, or Michigan Veterans Trust Fund until the amount of the financial assistance is recovered.

Students will be responsible for any tuition or book charges incurred by dropping credit hours.

All students who wish to withdraw must follow MCCC official withdrawal policy. If you officially withdraw or stop attending all your classes, you may be required to repay all or part of the financial aid disbursed to you in the term you withdraw.

Beginning October 7, 2000, students receiving federal funds may be required to repay aid determined to be "unearned." The earned/unearned calculation is based on the percentage of days you attended during the term in which you withdrew. The amount of aid you have earned is determined on a pro-rata basis. That is, if you completed 30 percent of the term in which you withdrew, you earn 30 percent of the federal aid you received. Once you have completed 60 percent of the term, you are considered to have earned all of your aid for that semester.

The difference between your earned federal aid and 100 percent equals the percent of unearned federal funds that are subject to repayment. Federal regulations require Title IV aid to be refunded in the following order; Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS Loan, Federal Pell Grant, and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant.

Financial Aid Policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress

Students must make satisfactory progress toward completion of their certificate/degrees at MCCC to be eligible to receive aid from the following programs: Pell Grant, Family Federal Education Loans, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Michigan Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal College Work Study, Michigan Work Study, Michigan Competitive Scholarship Program, and endowed need based scholarships. Grade point average (GPA) per semester, cumulative credits earned, and a maximum time frame are all elements that determine satisfactory academic progress. Requirements vary depending upon class level and attendance status as outlined below:

Federal aid recipients may not owe a refund from any federal grant or loan or be in default on any federal loan to receive financial aid at MCCC.

Students who are required to register for the Selective Service may be required to document their actual registration before federal student aid will be disbursed. Secure details from the MCCC Financial Aid Office.
Students on leave of absence and students registered at other institutions are not eligible to receive MCCC financial assistance.

Guest students attending MCCC are not generally eligible to receive financial assistance through MCCC. Students should check their home institution to determine eligibility for financial assistance. Note: Students may not receive financial aid at two schools during the same semester.

Other Considerations

Repeated courses will count toward determination of enrollment status. However, for purposes of financial aid satisfactory progress, only credits adding to the cumulative credits earned will be acceptable toward the required minimum number of credits per semester.

Incomplete courses do not earn credit nor influence the grade point in the semester in which the course is incomplete; however, they are counted once they are complete. Based upon student initiated appeal, credit earned from incomplete courses may be counted as mitigating circumstances.

Withdrawn courses neither earn credit nor influence grade point average, but they do count as credits attempted during the semester. Students may retake courses from which they have withdrawn which will count toward determination of enrollment status in that semester.