You will receive your refund 4 to 21 days after a payment appears on your MyVCCCD portal account, depending on the payment method you chose and the date your classes begin. The date noted on your MyVCCCD portal is an internal processing date ONLY. Please be aware this is NOT the disbursement date for your funds. Your payment schedule reflects a full-time enrollment assumption. If you are not enrolled full-time, the amount you will receive will be less and prorated based on your actual enrollment.
Pell Recalculation Date (Census Freeze Date):
NO REVISIONS will be made to your financial aid award(s) after this date. This means that your award will increase or decrease according to your enrollment status as of the pell recalculation/ census freeze date.
Fall 2022: Sept. 6, 2022 12:00 pm
Spring 2023: Jan. 30, 2023 12:00 pm
Priority Deadlines:
We will guarantee an award package before school begins if you complete all your outstanding financial aid requirements by mid- May.
If you complete the financial aid process by mid May:
- You will not have to wait in long remote lines of financial aid students before Fall begins.
- You will increase your chances of receiving more aid. Some grants are awarded on first-come, first-served basis such as Federal Work-Study.
- You will be provided with an award package before school starts.
- If eligible and based on attending hours, you will receive aid during the first week of school.
Loan Processing Deadlines: MPN and entrance counseling must be received and processed prior to end of term
Appeal Deadlines: Appeal documents are turned in online and must be received and complete for processing prior to end of term