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To receive financial aid, a student must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Students must reapply for financial aid each year. There is no fee for filing the FAFSA and early application is encouraged because many funds are awarded on a first come first-serve basis. Applications are filed starting January 1 each year for the academic year which begins the following August.

To apply for a Federal Direct Student Loan, Student must first file a FAFSA and complete their financial aid file. The student must also contact their Financial Aid Office to complete a Loan Questionnaire and have their eligibility for a loan, which includes a review of their academic process, checked by the Financial Aid staff. The student must also attend a Loan Workshop. The Financial Aid Office holds several Loan Workshops per semester and the student is assigned a Workshop date at the time that they fill out the Questionnaire.

To apply for a Reedley College scholarship, students must file a Reedley College scholarship application between January and February for the school year that begins the following August.

The Reedley College Foundation also has a scholarship program with separate applications, due dates, and scholarship awards.

A student who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent may be eligible to receive financial aid if he/she is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance and demonstrates that he/she has the "Ability to Benefit" testing is administered by the Reedley College Assessment Center

The Financial Aid Office is located upstairs in the Reedley College Student Services Building. Additional financial aid assistance is available for students with special physical needs, and is located downstairs in the Health Services Office in the Student Services building.

Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress

To be eligible to participate in Federal Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Reedley College students must maintain satisfactory academic progress in a program leading toward a certificate, an associate degree, or courses required for transfer to a four year school.

The following is only a summary of the official Satisfactory Academic Progress policy which is available for review in the Financial Aid Office.

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and must complete at least 51 percent of the units attempted each semester. Students may not continue to participate in financial aid programs after they complete 90 units.

Students who receive less than a 2.0 GPA, fail to complete at least 51 percent of the units attempted, or fail to attain a cumulative 2.0 GPA for two semesters, will lose their eligibility to receive financial aid until they regain satisfactory progress. Financial aid progress probation standards are separate and apart from the institutional academic satisfactory progress standards due to the Federal Regulations governing the various programs. Students who are on financial aid progress probation are not eligible to apply for a Federal Direct Student Loan, even if they have not yet lost their eligibility to receive financial aid.

Student whose receipt of financial aid is terminated for failing to maintain satisfactory progress may appeal this action in writing. The Financial Aid Office has a supply of appeal forms for this purpose. The Financial Aid Appeals Committee will make a determination as to the student's reinstatement of financial aid after the student has submitted the appeal form together with a Student Educational Plan provided to the student by a campus counselor.