OCCC Financial Aid

All OCCC buildings will be closed from Dec. 19 to Jan. 4 for Winter Break. Normal operation hours will continue on Jan. 5, 2026.

Wishing you a joyful and relaxing holiday!❤️

All OCCC buildings will be closed on Monday, Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day.

Normal operation hours will continue on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Creating a StudentAid.gov account? Thanks to real-time matching, you no longer have to wait up to three days to have full use of your account.

Don’t be left out in the cold! Submit your 2025–26 FAFSA® form as soon as possible to get the most aid. Review your state’s deadline here: StudentAid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/fafsa-deadlines -deadlines-2025-26

Direct Loans, Pell Grants, and other federal student aid funds provided to individual students are not impacted by the Jan. 27, 2025, Office of Management and Budget guidance temporarily pausing federal financial assistance programs. We continue to award and disburse federal student aid.

We accept and review FAFSAs throughout the semester, but you need to complete your FAFSA before the end of the semester.

The maximum Federal Pell Grant award is $7,395 for the 2024–25 award year (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025).​

​Do you qualify? Fill out the FAFSA® form to find out at fafsa.gov​

Relax, OCCC has no deadline! February would be a good time to start your 2024-25 FAFSA.

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