2020-2021 Deadlines (for Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021)
| Action Item | Fall 2020 Deadline |
Spring 2021 Deadline |
Summer 2021 Deadline |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority FAFSA Filing | March 2, 2020 | March 2, 2020 | March 2, 2020 | You may submit FAFSA after this date, but priority is given on a first-come, first-served basis. You may not be considered for Cal Grant after this date. |
| Cal Grant GPA Verification | March 2, 2020 | March 2, 2020 | March 2, 2020 | Submit GPA verifications to the California Student Aid Commission for statewide Cal Grant consideration. |
| File Completion | June 8, 2020 | November 2, 2020 | May 3, 2021 | To ensure students are awarded aid the first week of the semester or the first week of classes, students must turn in all required documents and meet all eligibility standards by this date. |
| Enrollment Cut-Off for First Payment | July 13, 2020 | January 4, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | In addition to completing your file by the "File Completion" deadline, you must be enrolled in your courses that start at the beginning of the term to receive aid the first week of the semester. Students who add courses after this deadline may not receive payment for the courses added on the first week of classes. Students will not receive grants until the courses have started. |
| Cal Grant CC Deadline | September 2, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | Students who want to be considered for a Cal Grant from the California Student Aid Commission (for Community College students only) must complete a FAFSA or CADAA, GPA verification, and be enrolled at a community by this date. |
| Cal Grant Recalculation Date (CRD) | September 2, 2020 | January 27, 2021 | Not Applicable | The amount of your Cal Grant eligibility will be based on the course applicable units you are enrolled in on this date. Students who add classes after this date will not receive a Cal Grant for the late added classes. Students who received funding prior to this date and dropped classes may be required to repay based on their current enrollment on this date. No adjustments will be made after this date. |
| Los Rios Promise Program Enrollment and FAFSA Completion | September 8, 2020 | February 1, 2021 | TBA | You must be enrolled in at least 12 units and have submitted the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) by this date to be considered for the Los Rios Promise Program. |
| Pell Recalculation Date (PRD) | October 18, 2020 | March 14, 2021 | June 27, 2021 | The amount of your Pell Grant eligibility will be based on the units you are enrolled in on this date. Students who add classes after this date will not receive a Pell Grant for the late added classes. Students who received Pell Grant funding prior to this date and dropped classes may be required to repay based on their current enrollment on this date. No adjustments will be made after this date. |
| Appeal Form | December 10, 2020 | May 12, 2021 | July 29, 2021 | Students who wish to submit a Financial Aid Appeal due to lack of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) must submit their request by this date. Failure to meet deadline will result in denial of appeal. |
| Loan Request | December 10, 2020 | May 12, 2021 | July 29, 2021 | Students who wish to receive a loan must submit their request by this date. Failure to meet the deadline may result in denial of a loan. |
| Consortium Request | December 17, 2020 | May 19, 2021 | August 5, 2021 | Students who are attending another college within the Los Rios Community College District and want the financial aid office at the home school to consider the other college units (must be enrolled in courses on or by the Pell Recalculation Date for the term) for payment must submit a request by this date. |
| End of the Term File Completion | December 17, 2020 | May 19, 2021 | August 5, 2021 | Students seeking financial aid for the respective semester(s) should submit all requested documents by this date. Failure to complete your financial aid file by this date may forfeit your aid eligibility. |
Note: The last day to submit a 2020-2021 FAFSA to be considered for Summer 2021 grants and any retro disbursements (if eligible) is June 30, 2021.
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2019-2020 Deadlines (for Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020)
| Action Item | Fall 2019 Deadline |
Spring 2020 Deadline |
Summer 2020 Deadline |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Rios Promise Program Enrollment and FAFSA Completion | August 14, 2019 | January 9, 2020 | TBD | You must be enrolled in at least 12 units and have submitted the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) by this date to be considered for the Los Rios Promise Program. |
| Submit Priority FAFSA Filing | March 2, 2019 | March 2, 2019 | March 2, 2019 | You may submit FAFSA after this date, but priority is given on a first-come, first-served basis. You may not be considered for Cal Grant after this date. |
| Submit Cal Grant GPA Verification | March 2, 2019 | March 2, 2019 | March 2, 2019 | Submit GPA verifications to the California Student Aid Commission for statewide Cal Grant consideration. |
| File Completion | June 10, 2019 | November 4, 2019 | May 4, 2020 | To ensure students are awarded aid the first week of the semester or the first week of classes, students must turn in all required documents and meet all eligibility standards by this date. |
| Enrollment Cut-Off for First Payment | July 25, 2019 | January 2, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | Enroll in classes by this date to make sure you receive your financial aid during the first week of classes. If you add classes after this deadline, then you may not receive payment during the first week of classes for those classes. Students will not receive grants until the courses have started. |
| Cal Grant CC Deadline | September 2, 2019 | September 2, 2019 | September 2, 2019 | Students who want to be considered for a Cal Grant from the California Student Aid Commission (for Community College students only) must complete a FAFSA, GPA verification, and be enrolled at a community by this date. |
| Cal Grant Recalculation Date (CRD) | September 4, 2019 | January 29, 2020 | N/A | The amount of your Cal Grant eligibility will be based on the course applicable units you are enrolled in on this date. Students who add classes after this date will not receive aid for the late added classes. Students who received funding prior to this date and dropped classes may be required to repay based on their current enrollment on this date. |
| Consortium Request | October 14, 2019 | March 9, 2020 | June 22, 2020 | Students who are attending another college within the Los Rios Community College District and want the financial aid office at your home school to consider the other college units for payment must meet the deadline. Reviews after this date will be considered on a case-by case basis. |
| Pell Recalculation Date(PRD) | October 20, 2019 | March 15, 2020 | June 28, 2020 | The amount of your financial aid is based on the number of units in which you are enrolled on this date. You will not receive aid for classes added after this date. Students who received funding prior to this date and dropped classes may be required to repay based on their current enrollment on this date. No adjustments will be made after this date. |
| Submit Loan Request | November 18, 2019 | April 20, 2020 | July 27, 2020 | Students who wish to receive a loan must submit their request by this date. Request received after this date will be considered on a case‐by‐case basis. Failure to meet the deadline may result in denial of a loan. |
| Submit SAP Appeal Form | December 16, 2019 | May 18, 2020 | August 3, 2020 | Students who wish to submit a Financial Aid Appeal due to lack of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) must submit their request by this date. Requests received after this date will be considered on a case-by case basis. Failure to meet deadline will result in denial of appeal. |
| End of the Term File Completion | December 19, 2019 | May 20, 2020 | August 6, 2020 | Students seeking financial aid for the respective semester(s) should submit all requested documents by this date. Failure to complete your financial aid file by this date may forfeit your aid eligibility. |
Note: The last day to submit a 2019-2020 FAFSA to be considered for summer 2020 grants and any retro disbursements (if eligible) is June 30, 2020.
Download or print this information: 2019-2020 Financial Aid Deadlines (PDF).