Maintaining Eligibility

To maintain eligibility for financial aid, students must comply with the federal, state, institutional, and/or donor rules and regulations that apply to the financial aid awards.

Students must continue to meet eligibility criteria and must reapply for financial aid in a timely manner each academic year. If a student withdraws, drops or changes from credit to audit status, the student may be required to repay a portion of the financial aid received. Students should check with the CCA Financial Aid office before changing enrollment status.

Students receiving need-based financial aid must maintain satisfactory, measurable progress each semester.

Maintaining Eligibility

Each institution that receives Title IV funds is required by the U.S. Department of Education, Section 132 of the Higher Education Amendment of 1976, to define and enforce standards for satisfactory academic progress. Satisfactory academic progress measures a student’s performance in the following three areas: completion rate, grade point average (GPA), and maximum time frame. The Financial Aid Office is responsible for establishing and monitoring a standard of "satisfactory academic progress" for continuation of financial aid eligibility. The full policy is available online at http://class.ccaurora.edu/MyCCA/Files/Student_Finance/SAP_Policy/SAP_07312015.pdf.