Our campus is currently closed to the public, but we are accepting documents via email (.PDF/.JPEG/.PNG) to mcfa@missioncollge.edu (from your WVM email account.)
Our campus is currently closed to the public, but we are accepting documents via email (.PDF/.JPEG/.PNG) to mcfa@missioncollge.edu (from your WVM email account.)
Financial Aid Office
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Financial Aid Definitions
Financial aid comes in different forms.
- Grants: free money
- Work study: money earned through employment on campus
- Loans: money that has to be paid back with interest
- Scholarships: money received after being selected as a qualified applicant
CARES Act
Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, Emergency, Security Act (CARES Act) from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grant is intended as an emergency relief grant to assist student with expenses related to the distruption of the campus closure due to the coronavirus. For additional information and report details please click here:
Getting Your Money
California College Promise Grant (waives fees)
See you you are eligible for the California College Promise Grant, which waives enrollment fees to Mission College.
Financial Aid Overview
You must apply for Financial Aid every year. The application become available October 1 for the next school year. For example, October 1, 2019 is for Fall 2020 to Summer 2021. We recommend applying from October 1 to March 2 each year.
Steps to Apply For Financial Aid
- Submit Your FAFSA/Dream Act application (it takes about 1-2 weeks for your application to be processed and sent to the college
for review.)
- Check My Mission Portal (under Financial Aid status and it will tell you what forms you will need to fill
out)
- Submit all documentation
- Select Bankmobile Refund Preference
Financial Literacy
Learn more about the financial literacy resources available on:
- On-campus events
- Jobs, Earnings and Paychecks
- Budgeting and Saving
- Understanding Taxes
- Banking and Credit Cards
- Identity Theft
Other Resources for Aid and Help
- Mission Cares has a variety of services available to students.
- Dreamers are supported at Mission.
- Zero Cost Textbooks are available for a number of classes.
- Food for Textbook Program through the Library trades textbooks for cans of food.
- Second Harvest Foodbank has a monthly food pantry in Lot B.
- Homeless students and foster youth and specific resources on campus.
- Veterans are supported through our VALOR Center in the Campus Center.
Policies and Regulations
- Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (SAP) to maintain eligibility for federal financial aid.
- California College Promise Grant Eligibility
- Financial Aid Office Policy
- Return to Title IV (R2T4)
- Cal Grant