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IMPORTANT!!
This year all GWC financial aid recipients need to choose an electronic disbursement option to receive their financial aid grant and Perkins Loan money. Click below to choose your e-payment method.
Establish your financial aid E-Dollars account and choose Direct Deposit (ACH) or a Debit Card today!
Enrollment Fee Waiver (BOGWF) for 2008-09 Now Online!
All students should apply for this fee waiver if they are a California resident! If you have completed the FAFSA, check with the Financial Aid Office to see if you already have the fee waiver. If you already have one please do not use this link. If you do not already have a waiver, or have not completed a FAFSA, use this link and APPLY TODAY and please tell your GWC friends.
If you make a mistake on the online application, correct it before saving.
If you submit the application and realize that you did make a mistake, please come to the GWC Financial Aid Office to correct it.
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The Financial Aid Office at Golden West College strongly encourages students to apply for financial aid and use this website to navigate the various resources available to you as a current or prospective student at Golden West College.
The Financial Aid Office provides a number of important student services, which include:
Providing information regarding the types of financial aid available;
Helping collect and complete all necessary financial aid forms and documents; and
Providing guidance on student loans and debt management.
The Financial Aid Office currently administers state and federal grants, loans, work-study, and GWC Foundation Scholarships annually for students at GWC. The most common types of financial aid that GWC students are eligible to receive include:
Pell Grants — Federally funded grants for eligible undergraduate students;
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) — Federally funded grants for eligible undergraduate students (average GWC student award is $400 per year);
Cal Grants — State-funded award for eligible students from disadvantaged backgrounds or low-income families who have exceptionally high financial need, to provide them assistance with enrollment fees, living expenses, books, supplies, and transportation;
Board of Governors (BOG) Enrollment Fee Waivers — State-funded waivers of enrollment fees for eligible students;
Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds — Federally funded program that provides wages to eligible students for both on-campus and off-campus employment;
Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized) — Federally administered, low-interest loans to eligible students.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL AID?
To be eligible to receive most forms of financial aid, a student must show documented "financial need" as determined by the federal government. However, there are a number of other specific federal requirements that must also be met. To be eligible for federal financial aid, you must:
Be a US citizen, a permanent resident, or an eligible non-citizen;
Have a valid Social Security Number;
Have a high school diploma or GED, or pass an approved, independently administered test (Ability-To-Benefit exam) that must be taken at GWC
Be enrolled in an eligible program at GWC;
Make satisfactory academic progress in your course work.
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Students who have been ineligible or disqualified to receive financial aid, should re-apply each year and are encouraged to come in and ask about other resources that may be available to them including filing an appeal for financial aid.
Have complied with US Selective Service requirements (www.sss.gov);
Have not been convicted of the possession and/or sale of illegal drugs; and
Not be in default on a student loan or owe a refund on any state or federal grant you may have received in the past
READY TO APPLY?
Visit:  to begin your application online or stop by our office for more information.
Golden West's FAFSA Code is: 001206
The Financial Aid Office is open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Fridays 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For additional information, please call (714) 895-8394.
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