Applying for Financial Assistance
There are resources available to both full and part-time BMCC students through federal, state, school, and private entities. Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the first step for getting access to most of these resources. Go to "Types" from the Financial Assistance menu to see what other resources you might want to apply for.
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Financial Assistance Tutorial Learn more about: -How to apply for assistance -How to get assistance -How to keep your assistance Estimate Your Aid: Federal Financial Aid Estimator Oregon Opportunity Grant Estimator The US Department of Education and the Oregon Student Assistance Commission both provide calculators to help you estimate the kinds and amounts of aid you may receive from them. Actual aid awarded will depend on available funds. |
Apply for FAFSA NOW! The process can take up to 12 weeks or more, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get your finances in order before classes start. See Dates and Deadlines. Each year, beginning on January 1st, the FAFSA is available on-line for application for the following academic year. If for some reason you are unable to complete the FAFSA on-line, ask for a hard copy from the BMCC Service Center. However, be prepared for the paper process to take longer. Step 1 – You, and your parent if you are a dependent student (under 24 years of age), will need to request a personal identification number (PIN) at www.pin.ed.gov. You will use these to "sign" your electronic application. Step 2 - Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov. BMCC's federal school code is 003186. If you have filed a FAFSA in a past year you may be eligible to use the renewal FAFSA, cutting down on the amount of input you must do. This option will be available to you once you have completed the first pages of your on-line FAFSA. When you submit your FAFSA electronically, we will receive your FAFSA data and will: Send you a letter indicating that we have received your file and asking for any documents that are needed for us to complete a review of your file. The initial review of a file can take up to 2-3 weeks (longer during peak times). Once we have completed the initial review, we will either be sending you an initial award letter or we may be notifying you if there are any additional documents that we need. When all the required items are returned to our office, your file will move into the final review process. This can take an additional 2-3 weeks. Aside from peak processing times, the single most important factor in how quickly we can offer you a financial aid award, is how quickly you respond to our requests for information or documentation. Whenever you receive a request from the financial aid office, you should return the requested documents as quickly as possible and/or communicate to the staff in the Return completed paperwork to: Financial Assistance Office You can check the status of your award by clicking on the “Check your Financial Assistance Status” button found on the Financial Assistance Home page. For more information, call 541-278-5759, e-mail finaid@bluecc.edu or stop by the |
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