Important Dates

2025–2026 Financial Aid Information

📅 FAFSA & CADAA Application Opens:
December 1, 2024 — Apply early to maximize your aid.

📌 Cal Grant Priority Deadline:
Aptil 2, 2025

🧾 Required Income Information:
Use 2023 income when completing your 2025–2026 FAFSA or CADAA.

📆 Final Application Deadline:
Submit by June 30, 2026 — but Ventura College must receive your complete and correct information before your last day of enrollment for 2025–2026.

💡 Need Help?

• Join our weekly virtual workshops – Click here for Zoom drop-in hours
• For assistance, please call us at (805) 289-6369 or email vcfinancialaid@vcccd.edu.

2024–2025 Financial Aid Information

📅 FAFSA & CADAA Opened:
December 31, 2023

📌 Cal Grant Priority Deadline:
May 2, 2024

🧾 Required Income Information:
Use 2022 income for your 2024–2025 FAFSA or CADAA.

📆 Final Deadline:
Apply anytime during the school year, but no later than June 30, 2025

Ventura College must have your correct, complete information by your last day of enrollment for 2024–2025.

💡 Need Help?

• Join our weekly virtual workshops – Click here for Zoom drop-in hours
• For assistance, please call us at (805) 289-6369 or email vcfinancialaid@vcccd.edu.

Get Your Financial Aid Offer on Time

2025–2026 Academic Year

Submit all required financial aid documents by June 27, 2025, and you will receive your Financial Aid Offer before classes begin.

• Fall 2025 semester starts on August 11, 2025.
• Avoid delays and long processing times by finishing early.

2024–2025 Academic Year

Submit all your documents by June 28, 2024, to receive your Financial Aid Offer before Fall 2024, which starts on August 12, 2024.

Why Apply Early?

• Increased Aid Eligibility: Some forms of financial aid, such as Federal Work-Study, are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Faster Disbursement: If eligible, your financial aid may be disbursed during the first week of the semester.
• Peace of Mind: Early completion reduces the risk of delays or last-minute issues.

Need Help?

If you have questions or need assistance:

• Call the Financial Aid Office at (805) 289-6369
• Email: vcfinancialaid@vcccd.edu
• Join a virtual workshop – View Zoom drop-in hours

💰 Financial Aid Disbursement Schedule

📆 2025–2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

• 1st Disbursement: TBD
• 2nd Disbursement: TBD

Spring 2026

• 1st Disbursement: TBD
• 2nd Disbursement: TBD

📢 Official 2025–2026 disbursement dates will be posted once confirmed. Please check your MyVCCCD Portal regularly.

📆 2024–2025 Academic Year

Fall 2024

• 1st Disbursement: August 9, 2024
• 2nd Disbursement: October 18, 2024

Spring 2025

• 1st Disbursement: January 10, 2025
• 2nd Disbursement: March 28, 2025

Summer 2025

• Disbursements begin: June 6, 2025
• Disbursed weekly thereafter

Disbursements for summer are based on your enrollment date and course start dates.

⏱️ Refund Timing and Enrollment Status

You will receive your refund 4 to 21 days after the payment appears on your MyVCCCD portal account, depending on the payment method you chose and the date your classes begin. The date noted on your MyVCCCD portal is an internal processing date ONLY. Please be aware this is NOT the disbursement date for your funds. Your payment schedule reflects a full-time enrollment assumption. If you are not enrolled full-time, the amount you will receive will be less and prorated based on your actual enrollment.

🎯 Pell Recalculation Dates (PRD)

Your financial aid awards may be increased or decreased based on your enrollment as of the Pell Recalculation Date (PRD).

No revisions will be made to your financial aid award(s) after the PRD for each term.

📆 2025–2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

• September 2, 2025, at noon.

Spring 2026

• February 2, 2026, at noon.

📆 2024–2025 Academic Year

Fall 2024

• September 3, 2024, at noon.

Spring 2025

• February 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

ℹ️ What You Need to Know

• Your Pell Grant and other need-based awards will be based on your enrollment level (full-time, part-time, etc.) as of the PRD.
• If you add or drop classes after the PRD, your award amount will not be adjusted.
• Enroll early and finalize your schedule before the PRD to maximize your eligibility.

Questions?

📞 Call: (805) 289-6369
📧 Email: vcfinancialaid@vcccd.edu
💻 View Zoom drop-in hours and virtual workshops

📝 Federal Direct Loan Request Deadlines

📆 2025–2026 Academic Year

Loan request deadlines will be posted once confirmed. Please check back regularly or contact the Financial Aid Office for updates.

📆 2024–2025 Academic Year

ℹ️ Important Information

• To request a Federal Direct Loan, you must complete all loan requirements and submit your request by the deadline listed for your term.
• We recommend submitting your request at least 2–3 weeks before the deadline to ensure processing time.
• All loan requests must be for students actively enrolled in at least 6 financial aid-eligible units.

Questions?

📞 Call: (805) 289-6369
📧 Email: vcfinancialaid@vcccd.edu
💻 Click here for virtual workshops and Zoom drop-in hours

📌 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Deadlines

Students who do not meet SAP standards must submit a SAP Appeal by the deadline listed for their term. Appeals submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

📆 2025–2026 Academic Year

📆 2024–2025 Academic Year

⚠️ Important Reminders

• Appeals must include all required documentation and be submitted by the deadline to be considered for financial aid reinstatement.
• Late appeals will not be reviewed.
• If approved, aid eligibility is reinstated for the term in which the appeal was submitted.

Questions or Need Help?

📞 Call: (805) 289-6369
📧 Email: vcfinancialaid@vcccd.edu
💻 Click here for Zoom drop-in hours and virtual SAP workshops