OCCC Financial Aid

12/25/2025

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!❤️

08/29/2025

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

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

08/29/2025

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.

08/29/2025

08/29/2025

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

01/29/2025

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.

09/03/2024

09/03/2024

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​

01/21/2024

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

01/04/2024

6 Things Students Need Before They Fill Out the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form FAFSA® Tips•Financial Aid6 minutes SHARE Featured Freshmen Grants Scholarships The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form will be available by Dec. 31, 2023—with some changes for you and your famil...

12/06/2023

There’s a new term on the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form—contributor. A contributor is anyone required to provide informati...