Important Dates
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Spring 2012 Book Advance & Financial Aid Disbursement Information
Spring 2012
Financial Aid Disbursement and Tuition Payment Information
Tuition Payment: Students who have not been awarded may request an extension of their Tuition payment due date if the Financial Aid Office has received a valid, eligible FAFSA and all required supporting documentation/information by 12/1/2011 for the Spring 2012 semester. Extensions on tuition payment are generally not needed if student has been awarded for the term, to check if aid has been awarded, please refer to Student Services Center at my.maricopa.edu. Click View Financial Aid link followed by Aid Year to view awards per term. Per EMCC policy, students who do not have a complete Financial Aid file (i.e., valid FAFSA, eligible program of study, HS Diploma/GED/ATB Test, and all other required documentation) prior to these dates are required to pay their tuition/fees or sign up for the Student Tuition Payment Plan before their payment due date. http://www.estrellamountain.edu/ecashier/
Disbursements: Per EMCC Policy, financial aid disbursements are processed through the MSRP process. For students who have been awarded and are expecting a financial aid disbursement if you have not received the disbursement by 2/16/2012, you may contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@emcmail.maricopa.edu or (623) 935-8888. Students with late starting classes or overlapping classes from a prior term may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursements delayed past the dates above. Please plan accordingly. MSRP Information http://www.estrellamountain.edu/students/student-payment/msrp
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Census Date: Students who are awarded aid by the census date [Census date is 1/23/2012 for the Spring 2012 semester] cannot have their Pell grant increased for classes added after the census date for that term. This applies to adding classes at EMCC or turning in consortium agreements for classes taken at other colleges. In order to be eligible for Pell grant for the classes the student must be registered by the census date (this applies to late start classes as well) and if applicable the Financial Aid Office must have a completed consortium agreement by the census date. Students who apply for aid after the census date will have their Pell Grant award based on the number of credit hours they are enrolled in on the day their award is calculated.
Book Advances The Book Advance program provides cash advances of Financial Aid Awards to eligible Financial Aid recipients. Eligible students are able to purchase books and supplies with their advances at the on-campus bookstore, at neighborhood bookstores, or online. See http://my.maricopa.edu/book-advances/ for more information.
Loans: Students who are expecting a student loan must complete the Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) before the loan can be disbursed. See http://www.estrellamountain.edu/financialaid/ for MPN instructions. Your first disbursement may be delayed beyond 2/16/2012 if you are enrolled in late starting classes or are a first time student at EMCC. Also note that the date indicated on the MPN is not the actual disbursement date to the student (see disbursements information above). All Loans are required to have two disbursements, this includes one semester loans.
Consortium Agreements: The STUDENT is required to pay the tuition with their own funds at the participating school. The parent school cannot put a hold on classes nor contact the participating school to inform them of anticipated aid. Financial aid must be awarded at the college where the student is attending more than 50 percent of their total credits for that term. Additionally, students requesting loans must be enrolled in at least six credit hours per term at the school awarding the aid.
Southwest Skill Center Financial Aid Disbursement & Book Advance Information
Introducing New Options for Purchasing Books! Beginning August 2011 Maricopa Community Colleges are giving students eligible for financial aid, including scholarships, new choices regarding the purchase of books and supplies. A new process, which will replace the current book voucher program, will provide cash advances of financial aid awards to eligible financial aid recipients. Now students will be able to purchase books and supplies with their advances at the on-campus bookstore, at neighborhood bookstores, or online. Please watch for future messages in your my.maricopa account and your MCCCD gmail account that will provide more details on this exciting new process!
STUDENT LOAN DISBUREMENTS: Loans are funded in two disbursements upon meeting eligibility criteria as follows, First disbursement: after student has completed approximately 30 calendar days of attendance. Second disbursement: upon completion of half of total program hours and half of total weeks of instruction and successful completion of all classes within time period with passing grades posted. After total program costs (including book charges) are secured any additional Financial Aid funds are disbursed to student as explained below.
LOANS: Students who are expecting a student loan must complete the Entrance Counseling and Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) before the loan can be disbursed. Go to https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action for Entrance Counseling and MPN instructions. All Loans are required to have two disbursements based on the eligibility criteria. You must allow two weeks for Fiscal processing.
Pell Grant Payments: Pell grants are earned per Clock hour of attendance beginning with the first day of enrollment. Student accounts are credited monthly for total hours of attendance for the prior month based on clock hour rate student was pell eligible for.
