{"id":5,"date":"2019-07-01T16:14:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:59:35","slug":"financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":" <div class=\"text-larger mb-4\"> Are you alarmed at the cost of college? Don\u2019t be. <\/div> <p>Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.<\/p>\n<h4>How to Apply<\/h4>\n<h6>Apply for admission to Cape Fear Community College<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have already applied, skip to step 2.<\/li>\n<li>If you have applied to CFCC within the past year, you do not need to complete another application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Apply for financial aid<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> fafsa.ed.gov <\/a> and start your application. (Need a step-by-step guide? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sB5s8cY2ghE&#038;list=PLtr3wy4M_CJ1dh4_EU1dkacmXyilGn-8m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> this video <\/a> .)<\/li>\n<li><strong>CFCC College Code: 005320<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Wait for CFCC Correspondence<\/h6>\n<p>CFCC will contact you via your CFCC email, typically within 7-10 business days, with a financial aid award letter or a letter requesting additional documents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please check your CFCC email account for important information from the Financial Aid Office, including documents required to complete the application process and award notices.<\/li>\n<li>New applicants should allow four business days to create a CFCC email account.<\/li>\n<li>You may elect to receive paper copies in addition to electronic correspondence by indicating that preference in WebAdvisor &gt; Student Planning (Self-Service) &gt; Financial Information &gt; Financial Aid &gt; Correspondence Option.<\/li>\n<li>You can confirm that we&#8217;ve received your FAFSA, and view awards, by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/my.cfcc.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> my.cfcc.edu <\/a> . Simply click the &#8220;Self Service&#8221; quick link, then select &#8220;Financial Aid&#8221;, &#8220;My Awards&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/> <div class=\"iwi-accordion\"> <h6 class=\"iwi-target-container1\"> <a href=\"#\"> Financial Aid Eligibility <\/a> <\/h6> <div id=\"container1\" class=\"\"> To receive aid, students must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Qualify for financial need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate, pass a test approved by the U.S. Department of Education, meet other standards the state establishes that the Department approves, or complete a high school education in a home setting that is treated as such under state law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a U.S. citizen or\u00a0eligible non-citizen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a valid Social Security Number (unless the homeland is the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Register with the Selective Service (if required).\u00a0 Students can use the paper or electronic FAFSA to register, log on to\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sss.gov\/\"> sss.gov <\/a> \u00a0or call 1-847-688-6888 (TTY users can call 1-847-688-2567).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Certify that you are not currently in default on a federal student loan and do not owe money on a federal student grant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Certify that you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div> <h6 class=\"iwi-target-container2\"> <a href=\"#\"> General Information <\/a> <\/h6> <div id=\"container2\" class=\"\"> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/programs-not-eligible-for-financial-aid\/\"> Programs Not Eligible for Financial Aid <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/07\/Repeated-Courses.pdf\"> Repeated Courses <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/determining-dependent-or-independent-status\/\"> Determining Dependent or Independent Status <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/07\/Rights-and-Responsibilities-as-a-Financial-Aid-Recipient.pdf\"> Rights and Responsibilities as a Financial Aid Recipient <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/07\/Drug-Conviction.pdf\"> Drug Conviction <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/terms-and-conditions\/\"> Terms and Conditions <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/financial-aid-glossary\/\"> Financial Aid Glossary <\/a> <\/div> <h6 class=\"iwi-target-policies\"> <a href=\"#\"> Policies <\/a> <\/h6> <div id=\"policies\" class=\"\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Verification-Policy.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Verification Policy <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/Overaward-Policy.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Overaward <\/a> <\/div>  <\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable. How to Apply Apply for admission to Cape Fear Community College If you have already applied, skip to step 2. If you have applied to CFCC within the past year, you do not need to complete [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":161,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Financial Aid | Cape Fear Community College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Financial Aid | Cape Fear Community College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Financial Aid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-26T15:59:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/08\/college-students-studying-e1565123727304.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"6016\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"3368\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\",\"name\":\"Financial Aid | Cape Fear Community College\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-01T16:14:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-26T15:59:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Financial Aid\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\",\"name\":\"Financial Aid\",\"description\":\"financial aid, fafsa, paying for college\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Financial Aid\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/08\/college-students-studying-e1565123727304.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/08\/college-students-studying-e1565123727304.jpg\",\"width\":6016,\"height\":3368,\"caption\":\"Financial Aid\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Financial Aid | Cape Fear Community College","description":"Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Financial Aid | Cape Fear Community College","og_description":"Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.","og_url":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","og_site_name":"Financial Aid","article_modified_time":"2025-06-26T15:59:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":6016,"height":3368,"url":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/08\/college-students-studying-e1565123727304.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","url":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","name":"Financial Aid | Cape Fear Community College","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-01T16:14:58+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-26T15:59:35+00:00","description":"Cape Fear Community College offers scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study programs that can help make your college education affordable.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Financial Aid"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","name":"Financial Aid","description":"financial aid, fafsa, paying for college","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#organization","name":"Financial Aid","url":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/08\/college-students-studying-e1565123727304.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/08\/college-students-studying-e1565123727304.jpg","width":6016,"height":3368,"caption":"Financial Aid"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":712,"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}