Disbursement Information: Fall 2024

We are excited you are attending Fall term at COCC. Below is helpful information about your financial aid for the upcoming term.  Important deadlines may affect your ability to pay your costs or receive a refund. Financial Aid will apply toward your tuition, fees, and other authorized charges on October 4, 2024 at 5pm., if you have met all requirements. Login to your Bobcat Web Account and click 'Student' > 'Financial Aid and Funding' > 'Financial Aid' to review your requirements.

Registration and Enrollment
Financial aid amounts depend on the number of credit hours you have October 4, 2024 at 5pm. The amount you receive may be different from what is currently showing on your Bobcat Web Account.

• Offered amounts begin at full-time (12 or more credit hours) but may be reduced during the second week of term based on your enrollment.
• Late starting or short-term classes in which you are enrolled in are included in your enrollment for financial aid. Financial aid may not disburse until your classes begin.
• Dropping a late-starting class within the 100% refund period, not attending or having a class cancelled may result in a reduction of financial aid.
• Classes must be taken for credit, not audit, to count toward financial aid.
• Increasing financial aid offers for added enrollment can only be made if you are waitlisted in a late-starting class on October 4, 2024 at 5pm; AND add the class within the 100% refund period; AND notify the Financial Aid Office after adding the class.
• Information about part-time offers.

Grant Enrollment Prorated Amounts

Enrollment	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Federal Pell Grant*	8%	17%	25%	33%	42%	50%	58%	67%	75%	83%	92%	100%
Oregon Promise Grant**	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	58%	67%	75%	83%	92%	100%

Repayment of Financial Aid
You "earn" federal financial aid by attending class. If you do not attend long enough, you may need to repay a portion of your aid.

• Withdrawing, auditing or ceasing to attend may result in financial aid repayment. Incomplete (I) grades may also result in financial aid repayment and affect your completion rate.
• View the repayment policy.

Bookstore Credit
You may be able to purchase up to $600 in books and supplies on credit at the COCC Bookstore beginning August 19, 2024. If eligible, you may charge books at the COCC Bookstore until 5:00pm on October 4, 2024.

• To be eligible for a bookstore credit, your financial aid must be ready for disbursement and exceed your charges.
• Check your Bobcat Web Account dashboard "Messages" tab to see if you have a bookstore credit available.
• Books and supplies charged at the Bookstore will be added to your term charges and subtracted from financial aid.

Refunds and Account Balances
Unpaid balances result in fees of $30 per week. Pay any outstanding balance after financial aid has been disbursed by noon October 11, 2024 to avoid late fees. The maximum amount of late fees applied is $90.

• The Cashiering Office sends refunds for processing the first business day following disbursement.
• For more information, please review COCC's refund process.

All Loan Borrowers at COCC
To receive a loan, you must be enrolled in 6 or more credits at the time of disbursement to be considered eligible for federal student loans.

• You have the right to return a loan disbursement or cancel the loan in part or entirely. Notify the Financial Aid Office in writing within 120 days of your loan disbursement if you want to cancel part or all of your loan.
• If you have a one term loan, it will be divided into two disbursements, the second half being applied Novermber 4, 2024.

Satisfactory Academic Progress
To maintain eligibility for financial aid, you must comply with certain academic requirements. Failure to meet these requirements may result in the denial of aid at COCC.

• You must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a completion rate of 66.67% or better.
• Aid is limited to 150% of your program credit length (approximately 135 credits for a two-year degree and 75 for a one-year certificate). As soon as it is clear you cannot graduate within this period, you become ineligible for aid.
• For more information, please review COCC’s SAP Policy