The 2024-2025 FAFSA and CADAA are for the following terms: Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025

The 2025-2026 FAFSA and CADAA are for the following terms: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026

The priority deadline for the 2025-2026 FAFSA and CADAA April 2, 2025.  By meeting this deadline, students will be considered for Cal Grant for the 2025-2026 academic year.

 

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) helps determine eligibility for:       

• Federal Student Aid – grants, loans, and work-study
• State Aid Programs – CA College Promise Grant, Cal Grant & Student Success Completion Grant
• Our Federal School Code is  001282       
• FAFSA must be renewed annually
• CLICK HERE FOR THE FAFSA SITE

The California Dream Act Application (CADAA) helps determine eligibility for:

• State Aid Programs – CA College Promise Grant, Cal Grant & Student Success Completion Grant
• CADAA must be renewed annually
• CLICK HERE FOR THE CADAA SITE

The California College Promise Grant (CCPG) application determines eligibility for:

• California College Promise Grant (CCPG)
  • Valid Summer, Fall, Spring
  • Must be renewed annually
• Click here for the CCPG Application

 

get your FSA ID

Benefits of having a working FSA ID include:

• Electronically sign the FAFSA
• Electronically sign your student loan application
• Correct, update, renew or review your FAFSA
• View your federal student aid history
• Your parents can get a FSA ID to electronically sign the FAFSA (as applicable)

 

to apply for aid for the 2025-2026 Academic Year, you will need the following:

• Social Security Number and driver's license (if applicable)

• Alien registration or permanent resident card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

• Your (and your spouse´s, if you are married) 2023 income information

• Your (and your spouse's) 2023 IRS Form 1040 and W-2 forms and associated schedules and attachments

• The Financial Aid Office may need tax transcripts

• Your Parents´ 2023 income information (if you are a dependent student):

• 2023 untaxed income records

• Social Security Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Welfare

• Current bank statements, business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records (as applicable)

 

Comparing the FAFSA and CADAA

Students from mixed-status families have the option to submit either the FAFSA or the CADAA.

Click here for a comparission between the two applications:

English Version

Spanish Version

 

Timeline & Deadlines

The FAFSA is valid for one academic year. You must renew the FAFSA each academic year you wish to apply for and receive aid