General Information
Verification Requirement | Treatment of Overpayments | Professional Judgement

The Financial Aid Office is located on the first floor of the Dickerson-Johnson Library.

Students wishing to receive federal student aid must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Coahoma Community College Student Information Form (SIF), which may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office. 

The FAFSA may also be completed via the internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov, and the SIF may be obtained via CCC Financial Aid web site at www.coahomacc.edu.

Students, who have a U.S. Department of Education Personal Identification Number (PIN), can sign FAFSA on the Web electronically.  To request a PIN, visit www.pin.ed.gov.  Parents of dependent students can also request and use their PINs to sign FAFSA online.  Students/parents without a PIN, should print out the signature page, sign and mail to the address listed on the signature page.   

To receive priority consideration for campus-based Federal Student Aid, the FAFSA must be received by the Department of Education Central Processing Center by March 1, with Coahoma Community College (Code - 002401) designated as a recipient to receive the data. Applications received after the above date will be considered according to the availability of funds.

Coahoma Community College does not participate in Federal Family Education Loan Programs.

Financial Aid Verification Requirement

If a student is selected for verification by the Department of Education or if the Student Aid Report (SAR) has conflicting information, the Financial Aid Office will verify the information by requesting additional information from the student/parent.  The Financial Aid Office Recipients of Title IV funds who are selected for verification or whose SAR displays conflicting information should submit the required documents to the Financial Aid Office within sixty (60) days of the date of registration. A recipient who fails to provide required documentation within the specified period will be responsible for payment of all charges incurred.

The Financial Aid Office will contact all recipients with missing documents via mail and e-mail. The notification letter will indicate what is required and how to obtain requested information necessary to complete the verification process or resolve conflicting information.

Once the Financial Aid Office receives the requested documentation, if information on the recipient’s application warrants correction, the Financial Aid Office will make the necessary corrections. The recipient can also make corrections on-line via the internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov.  Recipients must use their PIN to access records online or mail corrections to Federal Student Aid Programs, Post Office Box 4694, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-0064.

PLEASE NOTE:  If any modifications are made to Student Aid Report (SAR), a new award notification will be mailed to the student.

The receipt of Federal funds in excess of a student’s eligibility is called an overpayment.  If a student’s error caused the overpayment, the student is responsible for repaying the overpayment.  If the overpayment cannot be eliminated by adjusting later disbursements in the award year, the student cannot receive additional student financial aid assistance funds until he/she repays the overpayment in full or makes repayment arrangements that are satisfactory to the school.  Unresolved overpayments will be referred to the Department of Education’s Borrower Services- Collections.

A financial aid administrator may use professional judgment on a case-by-case basis only to alter the data elements used to calculate the Expected Family Contribution (EFC).  A financial aid administrator’s decision regarding adjustments are final and cannot be appealed to the Department of Education.  If you believe that you have special circumstances that should be taken into account, such as a significant change in income from one year to the next or unusual medical or dental expenses, you should contact the Office of Student Financial Aid.