Financial Aid Census Policy

Enrollment levels for students who were awarded financial aid will be re-checked after the 10th instructional day of the quarter to determine if grant aid needs to be adjusted upwards or downwards. What does this mean for you?

  • If you added credits on or prior to the 10th instructional day of the quarter, your financial aid / grants will be revised, as appropriate.
  • If you decrease your number of credits on or prior to the 10th instructional day of the quarter, your financial aid / grants will be revised, as appropriate, and your award amounts will be updated in ctcLink. This will occur even if your aid has already been disbursed. If your aid was already disbursed, you may owe a repayment of aid to the Financial Aid Office, the Business Office, or both.
  • If your grant aid is revised in accordance with this policy, the number of credits you must complete for Satisfactory Academic Progress will be based on the revised credits for which you are funded.

Late changes to your enrollment may cause problems and delays in receiving your aid. To avoid problems and delays, complete all registration activity at least 7 days prior to the start of the quarter and make no changes after that time.

Enrollment Levels and Enrollment Intensity

  • Full Time: 12+ credits = 100% of the grants awarded
  • 3/4 Time: 9-11 credits
    • 11 credits = 92% of the grants awarded
    • 10 credits = 83%
    • 9 credits = 75%
  • 1/2 Time: 6-8 credits
    • 8 credits = 67% of the grants awarded
    • 7 credits = 58%
    • 6 credits = 50% 
  • Less than 1/2 Time: 1-5 credits*
    • *5 credits = 42% of the grants awarded
    • *4 credits = 33%
    • *3 credits = 25%
    • **2 credits = 17%
    • **1 credit = 8%

*Students in 5 or less credits are not eligible for Federal Student Loans, Work Study, SEOG, PC Grant, PC Tuition Waiver.
**In addition to the above-listed types of aid, students in only 1 or 2 credits are also not eligible for State grants and State scholarships (WA College Grant, WA Bridge Grant, College Bound Scholarship, Passport to College Scholarship, WA State Opportunity Scholarship, etc.)

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