Priority Dates and Deadlines
Financial aid is awarded to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding is limited therefore it is strongly recommended that you complete the application process as soon as possible.
If you would like your financial aid check to be available the first week of the fall semester, you should mail your FAFSA no later than May 10th.
January 5, 2007: FAFSA applications are available
May 5, 2007: Deadline for completed financial aid applications to be on file for 2006-07.
Cost of Attendence
The Financial Aid Office uses the Federal, State and regional guidelines to establish modest budgets which reflect costs for an average student over a nine month period.
When establishing total budget figures used in the determination of financial aid eligibility, Sierra College considers students within certain categories as follows:
- The living At Home budgets are constructed for dependent and independent students without dependents who live with parents and reflect a reduced room and board component assuming a portion of the student's costs are provided by those parents.
- The Residence Hall budgets are constructed for students who live in the campus residence halls.
- The living Away From Home budgets are constructed for all other students who live away from parents.
- 2007-08 Standard 9 Month Academic Year Student Budgets are:
| Item | With Parents | Residence Hall | Off-Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees | $ 684 | $ 684 | $ 684 |
| Books/ Supplies | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 |
| Food/ Housing | 3672 | 7090 | 9522 |
| Transportation | 828 | 594 | 954 |
| Personal/ Miscellanous | 2430 | 1638 | 2340 |
| Total | $8,946 | $11,338 | $14,832 |