How to Apply for Financial Aid

• The FAFSA Priority deadline is March 2nd for the incoming academic school year. However, students may always apply after the priority deadline. 
• Make sure to include the PCCD Federal School Code and provide accurate income information.
• When completing your FAFSA, use the IRS Data Retrieval process to complete your FAFSA to ensure accurate information and to shorten the verification process with our office later.
• Electronically sign your FAFSA by using your FSA ID 

*  They will require spouse information if married and parents’ information if you are considered a dependent in accordance to the Department of Education guidelines.

• It will take the Department of Education about 2-3 weeks to send us your financial aid information if you included one of our four Peralta Colleges. We will only receive it if you placed our Federal School Code in your FAFSA application.
• All new financial applicants who select one of our Peralta Colleges as a school will be required to set their Refund Preference with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. Visit this link for more information: https://bankmobiledisbursements.com/refundchoices/.
• Returning students at Peralta: your refund will be delivered according to the refund preference you set the previous year(s).

• After receiving your financial aid information from the Dept of Ed, we may require that you submit verification documents to complete your file.
• READ YOUR Student Aid Report!!! Review for accuracy, and make corrections as needed on the FAFSA website before you submit documents to our office.
• Check your To-Do List for required documents via the Peralta Campus Solutions. Log into your Student Portal to access Campus Solutions here: https://myapplications.microsoft.com/
  Click on the “Financial Aid” tab to view your Financial Aid requirements for the appropriate Financial Aid year.
• Verification Forms can be downloaded here, completed, and submitted to your College Home Campus.
• Make sure you have updated your current Academic Major. Not doing so might jeopardize your financial aid eligibility
• All documents are processed in the order that they are received.

• All students receive financial aid email alerts to their Peralta email address. These are non-student-specific emails, directing students to log into the Campus Solutions account to check outstanding requirements, holds, academic ineligibility, awards and any other changes.
• Students should always check their Campus Solutions account to view eligibility and award information rather than stand in line.

• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Reapply for Financial Aid every year during the priority application period