Both federal and state financial aid has eligibility requirements you must meet in
order to receive aid. Check them out here to see which option is best for you.
San Jacinto College is partnering with Trellis Company. Trellis is a nonprofit organization
and trusted partner that works with San Jacinto College to help our students complete
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Trellis may ask you to confirm
your identity using your name and date of birth. Trellis will provide assistance with
the FAFSA but does not collect any documents from you and cannot make any changes
to any of your applications or data.
For either state or federal aid, you must:
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State Financial Aid You should fill out the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) if you are a Texas resident and are unable to apply for federal aid. We use the TASFA to offer:
For the 2024-25 TASFA Application, please click here. Note: If you’ve completed the FAFSA, you do not need to complete the TASFA. |
With the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act, the Department of Education has streamlined the application process, shortening the application from more than 100 questions to less than 50. This newer, easier FAFSA will help students have a headache free process when applying for federal student aid. The 2024-25 FAFSA is available now! Universities and colleges across the nation will receive applications around April for Fall 2024. We've broken down the changes so you don't have to!
San Jac’s FAFSA Code is 003609.
List San Jac and any other schools you’re applying to on the FAFSA. You can do this
before you even apply to San Jac. We’ll receive your FAFSA results automatically once
your financial aid application is processed.
The FSA ID confirms your identity when you access your financial aid information and electronically sign FSA documents. You can create your FSA ID before you begin your FAFSA, in fact we recommend it! It can take up to three days after creating your ID to be able to use it.
If you’re a US citizen, have your social security number handy. If you are a non-citizen, you may need your visa or other documentation.
This only applies if you have a driver’s license. Don’t worry about this item if you don’t have one.
The FA-DDX eliminates the need for most applicants (and their spouse or parents) to self-report their income and tax information reported to the IRS. Also, federal tax information (FTI) that is transferred via the FA-DDX to the FAFSA form is considered verified for Title IV purposes.
Once you submit your FAFSA, you will get an email from San Jac about the status of your application.
You may be chosen for a process called verification and need to submit additional information before your application can be processed.
If you are chosen for verification or need to upload documents for any other reason, you can find out more about these processes on our Policy and Forms page.
The FA acknowledgment letter lets you know that your financial aid application has been downloaded by San Jac. There is an important section of the email labeled Requirements.
If the Requirements box is blank, it means you are good to go! Your file will be reviewed for satisfactory academic progress and, if eligible, awarded within the next five business days.
If the Requirements box lists documents, it means your file has been selected for verification. Please read the list of requirements carefully and provide the documents quickly.
Many forms can be found on our Policy and Forms page. If you no longer have your email, you can log into your SOS account for a list of required documents.
If you receive an email asking about incomplete documents, don’t panic! This is common. It just means we have some questions about the documents you’ve submitted or we need additional information.
The email will list instructions on what to do next. While many documents can be found on our Policy and Forms page, we may need more information than can be provided in a form. So please read your email carefully. You may need to call, email, or visit the financial aid office.
The Department of Education sets standards we must use to determine your financial
aid eligibility. SAP has many requirements, including maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA.
If you have received an email about your status, please read it carefully or review
your SAP status on SOS. If you fail to meet the SAP requirements, you will need to start an appeals process
to regain financial aid eligibility.
You can learn more about SAP and the appeals process on the Managing Your Aid page.
You can check the status of the documents you submit. Just log into your SOS account. Document statuses are:
Building 27, Room C-27-6.1300
281-998-6150
Fax: 281-478-2710
Fall/Spring Hours
Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Summer Hours
Mon-Thurs: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - Noon
Building 6, Room N-6.150
281-998-6150
Fax: 281-669-4385
Fall/Spring Hours
Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Summer Hours
Mon-Thurs: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - Noon
Building 6, Room S-6.181
281-998-6150
Fax: 281-669-4336
Fall/Spring Hours
Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Summer Hours
Mon-Thurs: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - Noon
Generation Park G-2.101
(Admissions Office)
Admissions@sjcd.edu
281-998-6350 Ext. 7678
Fall/Spring Hours
Mon-Thurs: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Summer Hours
Mon-Thurs: 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - Noon
Our financial aid personnel can help you hold a FAFSA or TASFA workshop. All you have to do is fill out a simple request form! Please keep in mind that:
We will assign a lead person to your event once we receive your application. That lead person will call or email your point of contact within five business days to confirm and finalize event details.
If you have any questions, please email us at FinAid@sjcd.edu.