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Financial Aid

How to Apply for Financial Aid

 

Have questions about the financial aid programs at Las Positas College?

Learn about financial aid through these short Video clips

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A New FAFSA must be filed EVERY school year

 

FIRST Federal Student Aid PIN
Once you have a PIN, fill out the free FAFSA application


SecondFREE FAFSA Application
About 2 weeks after applying on-line, or 3 - 5 weeks after mailing your application, you will receive an acknowledgement with the results of your application in the mail, called a
Student Aid Report (SAR)

 

What Happens Next?
You will not be eligible for payment for any financial aid until your file is complete.
Important It is very important to keep all of your personal information up to date, such as your mailing address, email address and phone numbers, to ensure that you receive important information and notifications from Las Positas College and the Financial Aid Office.

Remember, if you are attending more than one college at the same time, you may only receive federal financial aid at ONE of those colleges - video


IRS DATA RETRIEVAL TOOL

New for 2012-2013 You cannot submit your Federal Tax Return to the Financial Aid Office if you are selected for verification. Please order a tax transcript from IRS if you cannot use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool in the FAFSA.
(Information about IRS Data Retrieval Tool) More Info.

Order a tax transcript - this link takes you to IRS.Gov En Español

VIDEO from Financial Aid TV - IRS Data Retrieval Process

 

Technical Support about Browsers If you are using a public computer, it is wise to clear the browser's cache. The browser's cache stores the contents of all Web pages visited during a FAFSA on the Web session. To safeguard your information and prevent others from viewing what was entered online, clear your browser’s cache memory after exiting FAFSA on the Web. For security purposes, be sure to close the browser window after exiting FAFSA on the Web or any Web site you have visited and entered your personal information.
Click here
for instructions. List of approved browsers.

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(Click on the link below for an extremely, helpful PowerPoint presentation)


Cash For College Financial Aid Presentation 2012-2013


School code for LPC: 030357

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Financial Aid

Building 1300
Rooms 1322-1328
Tel: 925.424.1580
Fax: 925.449.6038
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