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General Financial Aid Eligibility

Financial Aid eligibility is based on taxable income, untaxed income and benefits, assets, family size, and the number of family members attending post-secondary institutions, as well as other factors. Other eligibility requirements include your academic performance record, enrollment status, state residency, and student loan borrowing history. To receive federal and state financial assistance, a student must:

• Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen
• Have a valid Social Security Number
• Have a valid high school diploma or high school equivalency on file with the College
• Demonstrate financial need via the completion of the FAFSA
• Enroll in an eligible program of study at BCCC
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress
• Not be in default on a federal student loan and does not owe money to any federal student aid program
• Register with Selective Service, if required
• Not have a drug conviction for an offense that occurred while receiving federal student aid

For more information visit our How to Apply page

FAFSA

The first step to receiving aid is to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students wishing to be considered for state aid, as well as, federal and campus-based programs such as the Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG and Federal Work-Study, must have their FAFSA submitted to the federal processor no later than July 1.