The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Simplification Act changed the FAFSA experience starting with the 2024-2025 academic year. You may start applying for financial aid for each academic year as early as October 1. Students who apply for financial aid should complete their financial aid files by MCCC’s Financial Aid priority dates to ensure that they receive a financial aid offer before payment of tuition is due.
MCCC Financial Aid Priority Date
| Semester | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall | July 1 |
| Winter | November 1 |
| Summer | April 1 |
Complete these steps:
Step 1: Fill out an Application for Admission to the college.
- You may complete the Application for Admission online, or you may complete a paper application in the Admissions Office.
- Once you receive your acceptance letter and student ID number from MCCC, you should activate your MCCC student e-mail account and Self Service account to receive important information regarding your financial aid. The Husky Portal on our home webpage includes these resources and more.
Step 2: Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Submit the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov.
- Make every effort to submit your FAFSA by the Financial Aid Priority Date.
- Create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID). Students and parents of dependent students must have an FSA ID in order to electronically sign the FAFSA.
- Be sure to list the MCCC school code, 002294, on the FAFSA.
Step 3: Submit additional documents, if required.
Once MCCC receives your FAFSA, you may be notified that you were selected for a process called verification. A student’s FAFSA may be selected for the verification process by the U.S. Department of Education, and the purpose of financial aid verification is to confirm that certain information on the FAFSA is correct.
You will receive an e-mail (sent to your MCCC student email account) informing you of the documents you need to submit to the Financial Aid Office to complete the verification process. Please note that all communication to the Financial Aid Office MUST come from your MCCC e-mail, to ensure that we are communicating with the student. You will also be able to view your outstanding document requirements for financial aid by logging into Self Service.
Step 4: Financial Aid Offer Notification
The Financial Aid Office will notify you of your financial aid offer by sending an e-mail to your MCCC student e-mail account notifying you that you can login to Self Service to accept or reject your financial aid offer.
Step 5: Accept or reject financial aid offer.
You can review and accept or reject your financial aid offer by viewing your Financial Aid Checklist in Self Service.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for federal and state assistance, a student must:
- Have financial need, except for some loans & state scholarships
- Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate or equivalent
- Be enrolled as an admitted MCCC student, in a TIV eligible program
- Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
- Have a Social Security Number
- Make satisfactory academic progress
Verification
What is Verification?
Verification is the process by which an educational institution confirms the accuracy of the information reported on a student's FAFSA. A student's FAFSA may be selected for the verification process by the U.S. Department of Education. The Financial Aid Office reserves the right to request income and asset documents to complete the verification process to confirm a student’s eligibility for need-based financial aid. Failure to provide the requested information will result in cancellation of the financial aid offer. Falsification of income information submitted for the purpose of receiving financial assistance will result in cancellation of all future assistance and repayment of all prior assistance received falsely. If federal and/or state funds are involved, notification of the false information will be provided to the proper agencies (U.S. Office of Education and/or Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority) for their future disposition.
Required Documents
MCCC will send an email notification to each student who is selected for verification. Students will be directed to log into Self Service to check the status of any verification documents required for financial aid.
You may also upload your documents through Self Service, or you may bring in your documents directly to the Financial Aid Office. We will make copies of the information we need. Walk-ins are welcome!
Please allow up to 2 weeks for the Financial Aid Office to complete the verification review. If corrections to the FAFSA are required, the process may longer to complete, due to potentially longer processing times.