Important Dates

Mail and disbursement dates apply only to students who have received a Financial Aid Award Notification Letter or who can view their award on their Student Center on My.maricopa.edu.

Students who applied late, or did not submit paperwork in a timely manner, may not be awarded financial aid until after the start of the semester. A financial aid (FA) check will not be issued until after the student is awarded. All financial aid checks are mailed.

Important Dates - Spring 2010

	Fall 2009	Spring 2010
Priority Filing Date	04/03/2009	11/06/2009
Deadline to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form	07/30/2009	01/08/2010
Deadline to submit the Maximum Time Frame Appeal Form	07/30/2009	01/08/2010
Semester start date	08/22/2009	01/16/2010
Semester end date	12/18/2009	05/14/2010
End of drop/add	08/28/2009	01/26/2010
Start of FA check mailing	09/10/2009	02/04/2010
1st loan disbursement	09/10/2009	02/03/2010
2nd loan disbursement*		03/17/2010
30 day delay for 1st time loan borrowers mailed**	09/21/2009	02/17/2010
Consortium Agreements due	09/04/2009	01/29/2010
Pell Census date	09/04/2009	01/29/2010
Book charges available	08/17/2009	01/06/2010

** First-time freshman loan borrowers

If awarded for one semester only ** - First time freshman loan borrowers

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What will delay my money?

• Check the disbursement dates for Spring 2010
• Changes in your enrollment status: If you drop, withdraw or classes are canceled.
• Special student status:
  MCC Admissions Office must classify you as a regular degree-seeking student. 
• An incorrect or out of state address:
  Provide MCC Admission Office with your current information.
• 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.