Refund Dates
Oct 14, 2026 Important Update
Due to an issue affecting electronic financial aid disbursements the Peralta Community College District will be refunding students via paper check for the remainder of the Fall 2026 semester. Students with refunds will be notified via email. Checks will be available for in-person pickup at your home college Cashier’s Office. Please note the following locations:
| College of Alameda – Cashier's Office A Building, Room A151 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway Alameda, CA 94501 |
Office Hours
Phone: (510) 748-2224 |
| Berkeley City College – Cashier's Office Main Campus, Room 153 2050 Center Street Berkeley, CA 94704 |
Office Hours
Phone: (510) 981-2842 |
| Laney College – Cashier's Office Building A, Room A201 900 Fallon Street Oakland, CA 94607 |
Office Hours
Phone: (510) 464-3131 or (510) 464-3325 |
| Merritt College – Cashier's Office Q Building, Room 215 12500 Campus Drive Oakland, CA 94619 |
Office Hours
Phone: (510) 436-2402 |
A photo ID is required to pick up your check.
The following are the scheduled refund dates for the remainder of the Fall 2026 semester:
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October 14th
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November 2nd (includes SEOG and 2nd half of Pell Grant and Direct Loan disbursements)
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November 20th
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December 4th
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December 18th
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January 8th
Please note that refunds are not the same as the Scheduled Disbursement Date noted in the Campus Solutions Self-Service portal, which represents the earliest date possible a disbursement can be made for a term, OR the date funds were disbursed onto the student’s account in Campus Solutions.
If you have questions or need help, please contact your home college Financial Aid Office for more information.
* Please note these are estimated refund dates. Only students who have submitted all their documentation, meet all financial aid eligibility requirements, and are enrolled will receive a refund. If you are enrolled in late-starting classes, have outstanding requirements, or do not meet all eligibility requirements, you will not receive a refund, or there will be funding delays.
How Much will I Receive?
- Financial Aid works in conjunction with Finance to apply student financial aid to student accounts. These payments are called “disbursements” and begin the first week of classes each semester.
- To better support Pell Grant students in purchasing their books and supplies in a timely fashion, financial aid is disbursed to eligible students as early as the Friday in the first week of classes each semester and weekly thereafter.
- Most financial aid will first be applied to institutional charges, which include: tuition and mandatory State and campus fees. Any remaining financial aid after institutional charges are paid will then be refunded to the student.
- Loans are also disbursed twice each semester. The full amount of loan funds for the semester will be disbursed as long as the student is enrolled in a minimum of six units.
- If you are enrolled part-time (fewer than 12 units), you may receive a partial payment of the State Cal Grant or Federal Pell Grant.
Pell Grant recipients who change their enrollment status (adding or dropping classes) will have their eligibility recalculated until the Pell Grant recalculation date each term, after the start of the 2nd 8-week session near the midpoint of the term. For Fall 2026, this is October 26, 2026; for Spring 2027, it is April 5, 2027; and for Summer 2027, it is July 12, 2027. No further Pell Grant adjustments are made (upwards or downwards) after the 2nd Pell Grant disbursement and the Recalculation Date. Students who drop course(s) may be required to repay a portion of their disbursement. Students have the option to enroll in classes until the day before the Pell Grant Recalculation Date each term to avoid an overpayment. It is critical that students always contact their home college's financial aid office before dropping any classes in the term to determine the impact.
Cal Grants and Student Success Completion Grants (SSCG) are disbursed on the first scheduled disbursement run after the full-term census date. All classes for which a student is enrolled at the time of disbursement, including any 2nd 8-week or Intersession classes, are included. No enrollment adjustments, upwards or downwards, are made after the Cal Grant disbursement date. It is critical that Cal Grant students enroll in all classes for the term prior to the date of the first disbursement. Please be sure to plan accordingly.
Student Success Completion Grants (SSCG) are disbursed at the same time as Cal Grants. Only full-time Cal Grant B and C students are eligible to receive an SSCG. Similar to Cal Grants, SSCG awards are based on enrollment at the time of disbursement. No adjustments are made afterwards.
It is critical that Cal Grant students enroll in all classes for the term prior to the date of the first disbursement. Please be sure to plan accordingly.
Cal Grant funds are all refunded to students.
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