Financial Aid
Payment & Disbursement Dates

Important dates

Please Note:  In order for San Diego Mesa College to process your Financial Aid Application [FAFSA], your official goal must be to complete an approved academic goal at Mesa AND be enrolled in required coursework for that academic goal. 

Last Day to change your Campus of Record (COR) for the 2022-2023 Academic Year:  07/18/2022
a.  only students on a mismatch situation can have a change in COR.
b.  After Federal aid has been awarded no student can change COR for the reminder of the academic year.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

c.  During the 22-23 academic year, all financial aid, after fees are paid, will be refunded by paper check to the mailing address you have on file or by Direct Deposit [click here to Sign Up for Direct Deposit]. It is important that you verify your mailing address in MySDCCD or sign up for Direct Deposit no later than 3 weeks prior to any posted date shown below. For the first grant dates shown, please verify or update your mailing address or Direct Deposit by August 31, 2022 by 5:00pm first Fall 2022 semester disbursement. If your mailing address or Direct Deposit information is correct, no further action is required. (for loans; deadline to enroll in Direct Deposit – 07/31/2022). However, when a refund by direct deposit fails (wrong routing number, wrong bank, account, account has been closed, etc…) the request for Direct Deposit will be cancelled by the school Student Financials team, the student will be notified and the process to attempt the refund will be moved to the following week via paper check to the address displayed on the student’s “mySDCCD account”.

d.  As files are received and packaged, new awards are disbursed on a weekly basis. The last disbursement for Fall will be on 12/09/2022 and the processes will resume on 01/03/2023.

 e.  If you had elected to pick up your financial aid check on campus, please submit a signed and dated written request for the removal of the indicator to the Financial Aid office no later than August 20th, by close of business for the Fall 2021 semester.  Please be aware that your check will not be in the Financial Aid Office if you do not make the changes to receive your refund checks by mail or by direct deposit.  Please reach out to the Student Accounting office for check pick-up days/times.

ANTICIPATED DISBURSEMENT DATES SCHEDULE

  Direct Deposit is now available for Financial Aid payments.  Click Here For detailed instructions on How to Sign Up for Direct Deposit or  How to Change or Cancel Direct Deposit or you can contact the Student Accounting department for help.  

Terminology for students or parent PLUS borrowers:

• Disbursement – When a student meets all eligibility requirements for the release of funds and the aid amounts and program information is forwarded to Student Accounting.
• Refund Determination – When the Student Accounting Office determines that the total amount of aid received by a student exceeds the applicable charges, overdue fees or overpayments and forwards to Accounts Payable the information on funds that must be given to the student or parent PLUS borrower.  The final amount to be 'refunded' to either [or both] the student and/or the parent PLUS borrower is the balance [if any] after all applicable charges and overdue fees or late payments are deducted.
• Tell Date – The Financial Aid Office best estimate on when the refund check or Direct Deposit will be available to the student or parent borrower.
• Check by Mail - For eligible students who opt to receive financial aid refund payments via paper check through the U.S. mail, please allow for up to 2 weeks from any posted mailing date below. 

• ACTUAL ENROLLEMENT LEVELS Fall, Spring and Summer semesters for Financial Aid Students:
  FULL-TIME = 12 units
  THREE QUARTERS TIME = 9 units
  HALF-TIME = 6 units
  LESS THAN HALF-TIME = Less Than 6 units
  You do not need to be enrolled full-time to receive Financial Aid but if you enroll in less than 12 units, your actual awards will be reduced or canceled depending on the program requirements (Pell Grant is the only aid that will disburse at less than half-time).  Your Pell Grant payment will not be further adjusted if your enrollment level changes after the census date [enrollment status date shown below], unless you do not attend or drop any late start class before the first day of classes. However, you must enroll only in courses that apply to your academic plan to maintain your aid.

NOTE: Students enrolled only in late starting short term classes will not receive aid disbursements until classes have started. 

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2022-2023 academic year disbursement/refund dates

updated JULY 2022~sd	FALL 2022	SPRING 2023	SUMMER 2023
2022-23 ENROLLMENT STATUS DATEs No class(es) added (or switched) after this date will count toward your disbursed amount.	9/8/2022	2/15/2023	TBD
2022-23 PELL GRANT  [& cAL GRANT c] BOOKSTORE ACCOUNTS*  & BUS PASSES*  * CA Residents only Bookstore Accounts  [Pell Grant only] Up to $576 (Winter Intersession uses all or a portion of Spring Bookstore Account amount).   Non CA residents will not have a Pell Grant Bookstore account.  please click here for more information.	August 12, 2022  –  September 6, 2022	Intersession:  December 19, 2022 – January 17, 2023 [Closed during the Holiday Break] & General Session: January 20, 2023 – February 13, 2023	TBD
2022-23 PELL GRANT 1ST DISBURSEMENT remaining amount [approximately 50%] of eligible semester award total adjusted to enrollment level as of term Status Date listed above, minus any outstanding debt or fees due.	Paper Check: Anticipated to begin mailing 9/16/2022 ** Direct Deposit: 9/19/22	Paper check: Anticipated to begin mailing 3/3/2023 ** Direct Deposit: 2/27/2023 **	TBD
2022-23 PELL GRANT 2ND DISBURSEMENT [50% of eligible award amount, adjusted to enrollment level as of Status Date listed above, minus Bookstore Account/Bus Pass funds used for CA Residents  OR minus Tuition Paid  for Non-CA Residents]	Paper Check: Anticipated to begin mailing 11/14/2022 ** Direct Deposit: 11/15/22   NOTE:  No aid will disburse/refund during the week of 11/21 - 11/25. [Thanksgiving week]	Paper check: Anticipated to begin mailing 4/28/2023 ** Direct Deposit: 4/24/2023	TBD
2022-23 Cal Grant B & C,  FSEOG	Paper Check: Anticipated to begin mailing 9/19/2022 ** Direct Deposit: 9/19/22	Paper check: Anticipated to begin mailing 3/3/2023 ** Direct Deposit: 2/27/2023 **	n/a
2022-23 SSCG & OSHER	Anticipated to begin approximately a week after Cal Grant		n/a
	**Anticipated disbursement will be verified by Student Accounting.   Please allow for up to 2 weeks to verify any balance due, calculate,  print and mail or direct Deposit refunds.  Click Here For detailed instructions on How to Sign Up for Direct Deposit.
2022-23 LOANS Federal Direct, PLUS & Alternative Loans.   NOTE: Alternative Loan providers may disclose dates other than those listed here.	Anticipated on or after the weekend of 9/03/2022 **	Anticipated on or after the weekend of  2/10/2023 **	TBD
2022 -23 FIRST-TIME BORROWER	Anticipated by or after  the week of 10/03/2022 **	Anticipated on or after the weekend of  3/10/2023 **	TBD
2022-22  ONE SEMESTER ONLY BORROWER Will disburse in two payments in one semester only  (NOTE: must be eligible for full year)	1st Disbursement: Anticipated on or after  the weekend of 9/3/2022 ** 2nd Disbursement: Anticipated by or after  the weekend of 10/28/2022 **	1st Disbursement: Anticipated on or after  the weekend of 2/10/2023 ** 2nd Disbursement: Anticipated by or after  the weekend of 4/7/2023 **	TBD
FEDERAL WORK STUDY [FWS]	10th day of each month following a month worked [PLEASE NOTE: If the 10th falls on a weekend or holiday, payday becomes the working weekday prior to 10th] - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED FEDERAL WORK STUDY INFORMATION NOTE:  Work-Study Awards/Offers will be declined/cancelled for students who have not completed the hiring steps nor reported for Work-Study placement within 60 days after receiving an offer email or accepting an employment packet.

 

updated - NOVEMBER 2022  ~SD