The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) helps determine eligibility for:
- Federal Student Aid – grants, loans, and work-study
- State aid programs – CA College Promise Grant, Cal Grant & Student Success Completion Grant
- Our Federal School Code is 001282
In order to receive aid from year to year, the FAFSA must be renewed annually.
Benefits of having a working FSA ID include:
- Electronically sign the FAFSA
- Electronically sign your student loan application
- Correct, update, renew or review your FAFSA
- View your federal student aid history
- Your parents can get a FSA ID to electronically sign the FAFSA (as applicable)
To apply for aid for the 2021-2022 Academic Year, you will need the following:
Your (and your spouse´s, if you are married) 2019 income information (use the same for both years):
Your (and your spouse's) W-2 forms and other records of income IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040 EZ
The Financial Aid Office may need tax transcripts
Your Parents´ 2019 income information (if you are a dependent student):
2019 untaxed income records
Social Security Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Welfare
Current bank statements, business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records (as applicable)
The FAFSA is valid for one academic year. You must renew the FAFSA each academic year you wish to apply for and receive aid:
- The FAFSA is valid from July 1 through June 30 each year – the FAFSA is valid for Summer, Fall, Spring and Summer in that order.
*Example: the 2021-2022 FAFSA is valid from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 and Summer 2022
Submit your FAFSA starting on October 1 each year, to take effect the following academic year
*Example: starting October 1, 2022 you may submit the 2022-2023 FAFSA.
- For 2021-2022, you may submit the FAFSA as late as June 30, 2022.
