SouthWest Skill Center

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.

Pell Grant Disbursement: 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.