Financial Aid can help you apply for grants, loans, and work-study to help you pay for college.
 

Click here to apply for Spring/Summer 2020 (1920 FAFSA) and Fall 2020 through Spring/Summer 2021 (2021 FAFSA).

Financial Aid Process and Timeline

Help with books - To use up to $750 of your expected financial aid refund at the campus bookstore before classes start, make sure you have the Bookstore Authorization Form (TIV) on file at the Financial Aid Office, available here.

Important Dates & Deadlines

You must submit all completed documents to the Financial Aid Office by the following dates to be considered for an award. Don't delay!  Submitting documents on or near these deadlines does not guarantee that aid will be available.
Fall deadline:  December 1
Spring deadline:  May 1
Summer deadline:  August 1

Spring 2020 classes begin:  January 21
Spring tuition deadline:  February 5
Last day to drop full-semester fall classes:  February 5
Fall financial aid released into student tuition/fees account balances:  February 10
Fall financial aid refunds released through BankMobile:  February 14
Loans for first-time borrowers pay:  February 24

Refunds
If your financial aid is more than your tuition/fees balance, you could qualify to receive some funding in the form of a refund. Refunds are typically made available via BankMobile the Friday after your aid has paid into your RRCC student account balance. Contact the Cashier's Office with questions about BankMobile.  To view RRCC's contract with BankMobile, a division of Customers Bank, click here.

If you have childcare expenses or need to request additional loan funds than you are initially awarded, please contact Financial Aid to discuss your options.

Job opportunities on campus - RRCC is hiring student employees!

Contact the Financial Aid Office to find out if you are eligible for work-study. If a student is not initially offered work-study, they may contact the Financial Aid Office to request to be put on the Work-Study waitlist. 

Click here to view on-campus student job listings

Payment Deadlines
If your financial aid is not enough to cover your tuition bill, you will need to establish a payment plan with the Cashier's Office by these dates or you will be charged a late fee:

Fall 2019 tuition balances were sent to collections at the end of the fall term. 
Spring 2020 payment is due by Wednesday, February 5th.  If your authorized financial aid isn't enough to cover your balance in full and you have not set up a payment plan online through The Rock student portal or paid your balance in full, you will be charged a $40 late fee.  You will not be dropped from your classes due to non-payment.

Click here to read RRCC's Payment Policy.

Estimated cost of attendance*

*Note:  Tuition, fees, and books are direct costs and vary depending on the total number of credits you take. Other listed fees are estimates provided by the State of Colorado and the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and are not paid directly to RRCC.  The amounts above are based on estimates from the 2019-2020 aid year.  Your financial aid award cannot exceed your cost of attendance.  However, you may request an increase of your cost of attendance if you have documented childcare expenses and for a one-time computer purchase.

Information on RRCC policies and procedures can be found throughout this website and in the Financial Aid Handbook. It is every RRCC financial aid applicant's responsibility to be familiar with the contents of this document.

To be eligible to receive any type of federal student financial aid, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or other eligible non-citizen.*
• Register with the Selective Service Administration (unless exempt). See the Selective Service website for more information or to register: https://www.sss.gov/
• Be working toward a degree or a financial aid approved certificate (click here for programs that are not eligible for financial aid).*
• Meet RRCC's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy.
• Not owe a refund on any federal grant, must not have borrowed federal student loans in excess of annual or aggregate loan limits, and must not be in default on any federal student loan.

*State financial aid is available for ASSET recipients and students enrolled in short certificates that don't qualify for financial aid.  You must be able to document financial need.  Contact Financial Aid to apply!

All documentation requested by the Financial Aid Office must have been completed and processed by our office by the published deadlines. Availability of funding is subject to state, federal, and institutional regulations, and many funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

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