Financial Aid

Application Process

Seattle Central's Financial Aid Office is dedicated to helping students find financial resources to help pay for college. Our Federal (Title IV) School Code is 003787.

2009-2010 Financial Aid Application Process

For Fall 2009 through Summer 2010

Please review the information below. You should also download the 2009-2010 Financial Aid Application Guide. To apply for all available federal, state, and institutional financial assistance, you must complete tasks 1-5 of Seattle Central's application process, and task 6 if applicable, by the deadline date. Read the instructions carefully. You are responsible for any problems resulting from failure to follow application directions or any problems resulting from failure to meet an application deadline.

Step 1: New students must apply for admissions.

Step 2: Complete one of the following:

  1. 2009-2010 FAFSA on the Web
  2. 2009-2010 Renewal FAFSA on the Web

Step 3: Submit your 2009-2010 FAFSA to the Federal Processor

  • After submitting your online FAFSA, you will receive an email with a link to your SAR on the Web in approximately 5 days.

Step 4: After you receive your Student Aid Report SAR:

  • Respond to the "2009-2010 Required Actions Letter" sent from the Financial Aid Office. Read it thoroughly and carefully. The letter will be sent beginning in Spring 2009, within one week of receiving your SAR. The letter states what additional documents are required to complete your file; OR .
  • Contact us in person, by phone or email so we can review your information and tell you what additional documents are required to complete your file. Beginning in Spring 2009 you may view your 2009- 2010 file status online at Student Online Services.

Examples of additional actions or documents that may be needed to complete your file include, but are not limited to, the following: a copy of your 2007 Federal Income Tax Return, a copy of your Social Security card, proof of citizenship status, proof of Selective Service registration, Federal verification worksheet, a copy of your birth certificate or US passport.

Step 5:

Submit all additional required documents to the Financial Aid Office as instructed by the following deadline dates:

DeadlineDate
Priority deadline April 25, 2009
Fall quarter 2009 August 7, 2009
Winter quarter 2010 December 5, 2009
Spring quarter 2010 February 27, 2010
Summer quarter 2010 May 15, 2010
To ensure on time file completion, submit your FAFSA two months prior to this date. Furthermore, due to limited funding the meeting of the deadline date does not guarantee you will receive aid, yet it does ensure that you will receive notification of eligibility before the start of the respective quarter. You may improve your opportunity of receiving aid by meeting the Priority Deadline, regardless of which quarter you plan to attend.

Step 6:

If you plan to attend Summer Quarter 2010 and would like to be considered for financial aid, you must complete and submit a Summer Quarter Supplemental Financial Aid Application to the Financial Aid Office. These applications will be available beginning April 9, 2010.

FAFSA Filing Options

  1. FAFSA on the Web
    Students can file their FAFSA over the internet at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov rather than use a paper FAFSA. Follow the instructions carefully. Students and parents with Dept. of Education PIN numbers can sign the application electronically. Students and parents without PIN numbers must print and sign the Certification Page and mail it to the Federal Processor.
  2. Renewal FAFSA on the Web
    This option is only available to students who applied for aid in the previous academic year and have a Department of Education PIN number. If you do not already have a Department of Education PIN number, we recommend you file your FAFSA using option #1 or #3.
  3. Paper FAFSA
    If you would like to fill out a paper FAFSA, you will need to call the Federal Processor at 1-800-433-3243 to request one. A paper FAFSA takes between 4 – 6 weeks to process.