How to Apply for Financial Aid
Remember to submit the FASFA every year. To maximize your grant eligibility, complete your income taxes in February and submit your FASFA by March 1 every year.
Financial Aid Deadline
Submit financial aid paperwork by June 30, 2010. (NOTE: All discrepancies must be resolved, and complete file must be processed by this date.)
This process will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
The MCC school code is: 007691
- Go to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) web site (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
Complete the FAFSA form using figures from your tax forms.
If applying for 2010/11, use 2009 taxes.
If you have difficulty completing the tax portion of the FAFSA, contact the Financial Aid Office at MCC.
- Call IRS (800) 829-1040 if you need copies of your federal taxes
- Call Illinois IRS (800) 732-8866 if you need copies of your state taxes
- You will receive MCC's Financial Aid and Verification forms in approximately two to four weeks.
- Return requested forms to the Financial Aid Office and report any special circumstances your family might have. Please allow four weeks for your file to be reviewed.
- If you receive an additional information request or a phone call, be sure to clear up any discrepancies as soon as possible.
- If you think you need corrections to your FAFSA, please contact the Financial Aid Office so that we may verify that a correction is needed.
- Enroll in an approved degree or certificate program at MCC.
- Notify us of your enrollment each semester.
- We will verify your Financial Aid file and notify you of your eligibility.
- Sign and return the award letter to the Financial Aid Office.
Filling out the FAFSA on Paper
Contact the Department of Education at (800) 433-3243 or TTY: (800) 730-8913 to request a paper form.