Application Procedure

1. Submit an Application for Admission to FRCC. Financial aid awards will only be made to students who have been accepted for admission and are in an eligible degree and/or certificate program. Not all degree and/or certificate programs offered by FRCC are eligible for financial aid.
2. Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application is available on the U.S. Department of Education’s website at www.studentaid.ed.gov.
   1. There is a priority consideration date of April 1st for completing the FAFSA in order to be eligible for certain limited available funds.
   2. A new FAFSA must be submitted each academic year.
3. Financial aid applications will be accepted throughout the award year.
4. Submit all requested documentation to the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible to expedite the process. Awards will not be made until supporting documentation is complete. Submission methods vary according to the document request.
5. Outstanding requirements and additional information is available for students via eWOLF, on the Financial Aid Requirements icon on the Student Dashboard.
6. Award notifications for the fall term are generally sent beginning the prior spring term and continue throughout the award year.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for financial aid assistance, students must meet at least the following criteria:

- Be accepted in an eligible degree and/or certificate program.

- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

- Be registered with Selective Service (if required).

- Have a high school diploma or passed the General Equivalency Diploma (GED).

- Not owe a refund on a Federal Grant or be in default on a Federal Educational Loan.

- Apply in a timely manner and submit all documentation and/or information needed by the Financial Aid Office to make a determination of eligibility.

-Maintain eligibility requirements under Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Each institution that receives Title IV funds is required by the U.S. Department of Education to define and enforce standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Satisfactory Academic Progress measures a student’s performance in the following three areas/criteria: completion rate, cumulative GPA and maximum time frame. The Financial Aid Office is responsible for ensuring that the “Satisfactory Academic Progress” criteria are met.  This is determined by routinely monitoring and making determinations for continued financial aid eligibility. In order to be eligible to receive financial aid (federal and/or state and at times institutional aid), the student must be making satisfactory progress toward an eligible degree and/or certificate, as identified in the quantitative (the completion rate of all attempted credit hours and the maximum timeframe for program completion) and qualitative (the cumulative GPA) standards of the policy.

Academic progress may be reviewed at the time a financial aid application is received and will be reviewed at the end of each term. The maximum time frame allowed in which a student is expected to complete their eligible degree and/or certificate is within 150% of the number of credit hours required for the specific program. All attempted credit hours are considered with the maximum time frame allowed, which includes all transfer credits and courses taken at Front Range Community College as a high school student. The standard of satisfactory academic progress must include a student’s total academic history at Front Range Community College regardless of whether the student has previously received financial assistance. If a student does not meet the requirements, they become ineligible for financial aid and have the right to appeal an ineligible status. Appeal information is available in eWOLF in the Payments & Financial Aid - Forms pull down menu. Review the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy or see your financial aid advisor.

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial-aid-eligible program that "prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation." The information provided here is the best available to us with representation from one year.  We hope that this information is helpful to our current students and to prospective students as they make their career and educational choices. 

To find a listing of programs and certificates eligible for Title IV finding please visit: http://www.frontrange.edu/programs-and-courses/academic-programs/gainful-employment

To view gainful employment information related to a specific certificate, please click the See gainful employment information link at the bottom of each eligible certificate program with data available. This will direct you to our gainful employment online tables with the desired program information.

Funding Sources

Students have access to many different sources of funding which include grants, work study, scholarships, and loans. In this section, you will find general information about different funding sources and summer aid. For more detailed financial aid information, please visit our website - Paying for College.