Recalculating Financial Aid for Enrollment Changes

Why Changes Are Calculated

Pell, SEOG and TPEG grant disbursements are prorated based on your level of enrollment. Stafford Loans and other financial aid programs also have minimum enrollment requirements.

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (the legislation that authorizes federal financial aid programs) mandates that schools adjust enrollment level when a student adds or drops classes prior to the class census date.

How Changes Are Calculated

TCC's financial aid disbursement policy uses the latest census date for all of your classes as the official enrollment lock date for the semester. Disbursements will be issued based on the total enrollment status calculated at this time.

Adding or Dropping Classes/Canceled Classes

Adding Classes

If your aid has been disbursed but you want to add more classes that start after the census date, you can increase your enrollment status if you have not dropped any of your classes.

This could result in an increase or decrease in your disbursement.

Dropping Classes

If your aid has been disbursed but you want to drop classes that start after the census date, you can decrease your enrollment status.

However, this could result in repayment and/or an increase or decrease in your disbursement.

Canceled Classes

If TCC cancels your class after aid has been disbursed, you must enroll in another class to maintain your enrollment status and avoid repayment.

Wintermester & Maymester Classes

Minimester hours are combined with the next 16-week semester. Wintermester courses count toward your spring semester enrollment status; Maymester courses count toward your summer semester enrollment status.

You will not receive a disbursement unless you enroll in a minimester and the next 16-week semester. Learn more about financial aid for minimesters.

Pell, TPEG & SEOG Grant Recipients

Award offer amounts are based on full-time (12 or more hours) enrollment. If your enrollment changes, the award offer amount will be prorated based on the actual hours enrolled for your degree plan and need.

Refund Recipients

If you received a financial aid refund and withdraw from a class prior to the class census date (or if you're in a class that is canceled after the disbursement), you may have to repay funds if your new enrollment status is less than the enrollment status used to calculate your refund.

Withdrawing From All Classes

TCC will check your attendance to determine if you attended 60% or more of each individual class in your schedule.

If you did not attend up to 60% of each individual class, you may have to repay funds to TCC and the federal government. Visit Student Financial Aid Services before withdrawing.