Financial Aid FAQs

MxCC will accept financial aid applications all year long.  However, for the best chance at a great financial aid package, completed FAFSA applications must be received by:

• MAY 1                                       Summer term
• AUGUST 1                               Full academic year (fall and spring semesters) or just fall semester
• DECEMBER 1                         Spring semester

You will need:

• Record of income you earned in the year PRIOR to when you will start school
• Your social security number (SSN)
• Your driver’s license (if any)
• Your W-2 forms and other records of earnings
• Your (and your spouse’s, if you are married) Federal Income Tax Return – IRS Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040Telefile, foreign tax return, or tax return for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia
• Your untaxed income records
• Current bank statements and records of stocks, bonds and other investments
• Your alien registration card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
• DEPENDENT STUDENTS ALSO WILL NEED their parents’ Federal Income Tax Return and social security number(s).

• 12 credits and above: full-time – receive 100% of financial award
• 9-11 credits: 3/4-time – receive 75% of financial reward
• 6-8 credits: 1/2-time – receive 50% of financial reward (NOTE: this is the MINIMUM level needed to maximize your financial aid!)
• 3-5 credits: less than half time – Most likely not eligible for financial aid (contact Financial Aid office to confirm)

Click here to read the full policy: https://mxcc.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-withdrawal-policy