Financial Aid Eligibility by Enrollment Status

Awards 1-2 credits 3-5 credits 6-8 credits 9-11 credits 12+ credits
Federal Pell

YES
for low EFCs

YES
for low EFCs

YES
HT award

YES
3/4 award

YES
FT award

Federal SEOG

not
eligible

not
eligible

YES
PT award

YES
PT award

YES
FT award

Federal FWS

not
eligible

not
eligible

YES

YES

YES

Federal Student Loans

not
eligible

not
eligible

YES

YES

YES

NY State TAP

not
eligible

not
eligible

not
eligible

not
eligible

YES

NYS Part-time TAP

not
eligible

not
eligible

YES

YES

not
eligible

NYS APTS

not
eligible

YES

YES

YES

not
eligible

NYS Excelsior Scholarship

not
eligible

not
eligible

not
eligible

not
eligible

YES

Other Financial Aid Criteria

  1. A student must meet all general eligibility requirements and income guidelines for each federal and/or state program to be eligible.
  2. Only credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing courses required for the student’s degree or certificate are counted in the financial aid enrollment status.
  3. RCC has three financial aid award periods in a calendar year: Spring, Summer and Fall.
  4. RCC’s 17-day Wintersession is combined with the Spring semester to make the Spring financial aid award period. Credits from Wintersession are combined with credits from the Spring semester to determine the student’s federal financial aid enrollment status for the Spring award period. For New York State aid, only Spring semester credits are used to determine the enrollment status.
  5. RCC’s three Summer mini-sessions are combined to make the Summer financial aid award period. Credits from all three mini-sessions are combined to determine the student’s federal financial aid enrollment status for the Summer award period.