This document provides information about your financial aid eligibility and details your awards and their amounts.

These figures provide an estimate of what it costs to attend a college or university. They typically include the tuition and fees a student is charged along with the institution’s estimated cost of room and board, transportation/commuting, books, supplies and miscellaneous personal items.

Your instructors certify (verify) your course attendance on a certain date each semester. Certification affects your financial aid eligibility.

Direct costs are expenses paid to your college, such as tuition.

A disbursement is a payment of money.

A Distance Learning class is a class primarily taken online.

 eRefunds is a service that the colleges of DCCCD partner with to process and distribute refunds and disbursements to students. This includes financial aid disbursements, refunds, grants and any other payments you may be owed.

The EFC is the amount you and your family are expected to contribute toward your costs of attendance. The EFC is calculated by a Congressionally mandated formula known as Federal Methodology. The EFC is used to determine your eligibility for student financial assistance programs.

This campus-based program provides part-time employment to students with need who want earnings to help meet their costs.

A Flex Term class does not follow the regular semester schedule. Usually Flex Term classes are shorter, more concentrated classes. They often last only a month.