1. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – FAFSA .

Pamlico Community College’s FAFSA School Code is 007031

Helpful Tips:

Students and their contributors (parent(s) or spouse, if applicable) will have to create a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID & password if completing the FAFSA for the first time.

The FSA ID and password will be used each year when reapplying for financial aid.

Be sure you are completing the FAFSA for the academic year in which you are planning to attend.

If you have already completed a FAFSA for the academic year but did not include Pamlico CC on the application, you must log in and make a “Correction” to the FAFSA to add Pamlico CC as an institution that can receive your application.

2. Stay up-to-date on your FAFSA processing status through the Pamlico CC Student Self-Service Portal.

Note: You may receive a notification from the Department of Education of successful processing of your FAFSA. However, it can take up to 5 days for institutions to receive student FAFSA information.

Your Student Self-Service will reflect the most current status of your FAFSA once received by the institution. This is where you will also see any additional documents or other requirements needed for the Financial Aid Office to successfully process your FAFSA.

Complete any additional requirements as soon as possible as to not delay processing of your FAFSA. Forms can be obtained by accessing the link below.

Student Services Documents–Financial Aid Forms

3. Complete any additional applications required for funds you are interested in or may be eligible for.

Scholarships and Grant Applications

Institutional Scholarships are awarded prior to the start of the fall semester each academic year. The scholarship recipients are selected by a committee and students only need to complete the General Scholarship Application.

Additional scholarship opportunities are also listed, along with respective applications. Occasionally, scholarship opportunities may also be emailed to students.

 Federal Work Study (FWS Application )

Federal Work Study allows students to receive additional aid funds through part-time positions on campus or with Pamlico CC’s community partners. Students must meet federal eligibility requirements to be selected for Federal Work Study positions.

Note: Students that meet the eligibility requirements and complete an FWS application will not automatically be awarded FWS. Students must still be selected by position supervisors.

Child Care Assistance (CCA Application )

Funds may be provided to student parents in need of child care assistance in order to attend courses. Funds are awarded on a first come/first serve basis.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition and Fees

Financial aid will be processed and completed for students who complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA and submit all additional requirements by the following deadlines:

Fall 2024—August 8^th, 2024

Spring 2025—January 8^th, 2025

Summer 2025—May 12^th, 2025

These deadlines ensure financial aid is in place for the respective terms before purge processing by the Registrar’s Office. Students who do not have complete FAFSA files by the deadlines may be removed from term classes if other payment arrangements are not made. We will continue to review and process applications received after the above deadlines, but cannot guarantee that aid will be finalized in time to avoid out-of-pocket payments for tuition, fees, books, and supplies.

May 23^rd, 2025—Deadline for 2024-2025 FAFSA processing for the 2024-2025 academic year

Any 2024-2025 FAFSAs received after this date will not be processed and no aid will be retroactively awarded or disbursed.

Pell Recalculation Dates

The Pell Recalculation Date, or Financial Aid Census Date, is the point at which a student’s enrollment status is “locked” for financial aid purposes. A student must register for all courses or make necessary adjustments for the semester by this date. Enrollment eligibility for financial aid is based on credits enrolled on this date. Credits added after the Pell Recalculation Date cannot be used to increase financial aid enrollment eligibility.

Fall 2024—September 4^th, 2024

Spring 2025—January 31^st, 2025

Summer 2025—May 22^nd, 2025

Disbursement Dates

Financial aid will be applied to term balances after the term census date to ensure students have successfully entered courses. If you have a grant or scholarship award in excess of the charges on your account (including tuition, fees, and bookstore charges), your refund check will be mailed to your address on file by the following dates:

Fall 2024

Full and Online Terms —September 20^th, 2024

B-Term—November 8^th, 2024

Satisfactory Academic Progress

To remain eligible to receive Title IV financial aid funds, students must meet the College’s definition of satisfactory academic progress. Requirements are monitored at the end of every semester.

SAP Requirements:

1. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
2. Pass two-thirds (67 percent) of all coursework attempted. Coursework attempted also includes withdrawals, incompletes, and repeat-courses taken at PCC prior to the receipt of the federal student aid. Developmental coursework or courses taken at another institution do not count toward courses attempted or passed.
3. Complete degree requirements within 150 percent of the published program length.

Warning—

Students who do not meet one or all of the requirements above will be placed on warning status and notified by the Financial Aid Office. Students placed on warning will receive aid for one additional term, after which they must meet satisfactory academic progress.

Suspension—

Students placed on federal student aid warning who do not meet satisfactory academic progress requirements following their warning term will be suspended from all aid until requirements are met.

SAP Appeal—

Students may appeal their suspension of eligibility for financial aid only for “extraordinary circumstances” to the Financial Aid Office. Appeals must be submitted on the Appeals form and accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation. For more information on how to submit an appeal, contact the Financial Aid Office.

Refund & Repayment Policy

The Financial Aid Office is required to complete a calculation of fund eligibility for students receiving Title IV funds that withdraw or are dropped from courses prior to the 60 percent point of an enrollment term. This calculation is based upon any discrepancy between the amount of allowable costs incurred by the student up to the last date of class attendance and the amount of Title IV funds disbursed to the student prior to that date. This may result in a balance being owed back to the institution or Department of Education by the student.

Additional information about financial aid policies can be found in Financial Aid section of the PCC Catalog.