Important Dates

Disbursement dates apply only to students who have received a Financial Aid Award Notification. The notification will be sent to the student's Message Center at: My.maricopa.edu.

If you applied late, or did not submit paperwork in a timely manner, you may not be awarded financial aid until after the start of the semester.  Financial aid funds will not be deposited to your bank account or be availible on your Visa prepaid debit card until after you are awarded.***

 

IMPORTANT DATES	Fall 2012	Spring 2013
Priority Filing Date	06/28/2012	11/30/2012
Priority deadline to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal and/or Maximum Time Frame Appeal Form	06/28/2012 08/15/2012 - for students who took summer session II class(es)and did not meet SAP or MTF requirements
Semester deadline to submit the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal and/or Maximum Time Frame Appeal Form	09/21/2012	02/15/2013
Semester start date	08/18/2012
Semester end date	12/19/2012
Start of FA fund disbursement	08/30/2012	01/25/2013
1st loan disbursement	08/30/2012	01/25/2013
2nd loan disbursement*	10/16/2012	03/18/2013
30 day delay for 1st time loan borrowers**	09/17/2012	02/11/2013
Funds released for students enrolled only in late-start classes	5 days after first class starts
Consortium Agreements due	08/24/2012	01/18/2013
Pell Census date	08/28/2012	01/23/2013

*If awarded for one semester only

** First-time freshman loan borrowers

***Funds take 2-15 business days to process and deposit to your bank account.

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What will delay my money?

• Changes in your enrollment status: you drop or withdraw from a class, or a classes you registered for is canceled.
• Having all late-start classes
• Special student status:
  MCC Admissions Office must classify you as a regular degree-seeking student. 
• An incorrect, or out of state address (please update on your Student Center at: My.maricopa.edu):
  
• Financial Aid holds due to lack of:
  • The Loan Entrance Counseling .
  • Necessary financial aid documents or forms.
  • Un-graded and incomplete classes from previous semester.
  • A new Department of Education regulation now prohibits our office from disbursing additional financial aid until all classes have been completed and graded from previous semesters.

You can review the MCCCD administrative regulations governing Student Financial Assistance here.