If your FAFSA was selected for verification, our office has the authority to request certain documents from you. Our institutional policy requires that verification is completed before packaging and disbursement of Title IV aid.
You may be selected for verification after you have already been packaged due to special circumstances. If this causes a change in your financial aid eligibility, you will receive an email notification to review your new financial aid offer within 10 days.
If you are selected for verification, below is a list of procedures to follow:
Before you can receive federal financial aid, you must provide JCCC with certain documents in a timely manner. You can find a list of all the requested documents by logging into your MyJCCC account, following these steps:
- Log in to MyJCCC.
- Find the “Financial Aid & Scholarships” card.
- Click the “My Financial Aid” link.
- Select Award Year
- Any Financial Aid requirements will be visible on the home screen
During the verification process, please continue to monitor your student email account for important information and additional questions from our office.
Minimum Requirements for Verification
Dependent Students
- The specified verification form listed on your requirements for dependent students. All information must be completed.
- Any other documents requested in your financial aid requirements or by email request from our office.
Independent Students
- The specified verification form listed on your requirements for independent students. All information must be completed.
- Any other documents requested in your financial aid requirements or by email request from our office.
Other than using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, once you have submitted documents to our office, please do not make any changes to your FAFSA as this will slow down the verification process.
Priority Dates and Deadlines
- Fall - Dec. 1
- Spring - May 1
- Summer - July 1
If this date falls on a weekend, the information is due the following Monday.
Exception, for Pell only, provided you have a Student Aid Report with an official EFC while still enrolled, you have until the deadline published in the Federal Register or 120 days after your last date of enrollment, whichever is earlier, to complete your verification.
Consequences for submitting documents after the priority date
You must be prepared to either pay upfront for your classes or sign up for the payment plan. You will then be reviewed for a financial aid package once your verification is complete. Verification and aid review takes additional time in the months leading to a semester start, due to the increase number of applicants being processed.
It is in your best interest to submit your documents early.
Consequences for not submitting verification documents
If you do not submit requested documents within 30 days of notification, your file will be made inactive. However, you will be allowed to reactivate your file provided the priority deadline has not passed for the semester for which you are applying.