I have a bit of a sketchy question. Does the financial aid I sign up for or receive still apply after I transfer from a CC to a UC or CSU? and does financial aid cover CC expenses or do I have to pay for that myself?
When you apply for transfer, you will apply for financial aid at each of your target universities. If you are receiving any CA state aid in addition to federal aid, set up an appointment with the financial aid office at your CC, and talk through your various options for using the CA aid.
make sure that you don’t stay too long at a CC.
@mom2collegekids , why staying too long a concern?
There is a limit to how long (how many semesters) you can get aid. It can be a particular issue for Cal Grants (at least I’ve seen a number of threads related to that).
For example,
You can hurt you Cal Grant status if you stay too long at a CC.
First things first.lets identify the aid you will be eligible for. Do you know if you are cal grant eligible? Grant a or b? Do you know if you are Pell grant eligible?
In particular you have to understand how cal grant works and if you should use it or put it on hold to pay for the higher costs of the last two years?