Financial Aid

 

STEPS TO FINANCIAL AID

1. Go to www.studentaid.gov and complete the 2025/2026 FAFSA (which requires 2023 tax data).
2. Add South Plains College using school code 003611.
3. Provide Consent to Use (FTI) Federal Tax Information.
4. Check DAILY for emails on the student and parent email accounts provided on the FAFSA, including the student's SPC account!
5. If selected for Verification, please follow the SPC Verification Process. See Apply>Verification Process for more details.
6. Submit an Official High School Transcript with Graduation Date to Admissions and Records.
7. If a loan is needed, click here .

WHICH FAFSA DO I FILL OUT

2025-2026 FAFSA (requires 2023 tax data):

Fall 2025

Spring 2026

Summer 2026

THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN EMAILS

• Award notifications
• Satisfactory Academic Progress status notifications

 

PRIORITY DATES

Fall & Spring Semesters                    June 10

Spring Semester Only                       October 15

Summer Session                                 March 1

Priority Dates--Dates by which all students should complete their files to be considered for all types of aid, including limited funding for some grants and on-campus jobs; also, the date to ensure that funding will be available for the pre-registration payment due date and open registration. 

“We recommend reporting any external scholarships that you expect to receive to the scholarships office no later than August 1st or January 1st, to ensure that they are applied to your account appropriately prior to the start of each term.”

FINANCIAL AID DISPLACEMENT ADVISORY

Your financial aid is affected by many factors, including your Cost of Attendance, Student Aid Index (SAI) as determined by the FAFSA, and aid you may receive apart from federal aid programs such as Pell and Direct Loans.

In order to maximize any gift aid you may be eligible for and avoid aid reductions, we recommend:

· Filing your FAFSA or TASFAA early- this will ensure that you are considered for any available aid, as some gift aid is a limited allocation awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

· Limit changes in enrollment as much as reasonably possible, as programs such as the Pell Grant pay out based on your actual enrollment level, and must be adjusted if your enrollment is changed.

· Report any scholarships or other aid that you will be or expect to receive from a source that is not South Plains College as early as possible, as reporting funding late may require adjustments to your aid offer.

· If you are selected for verification, pay close attention to your SPC email address and complete all required steps with Inceptia to ensure that the process is completed as soon as possible, as changes to your SAI as a result of verification require adjustments to your aid offer!

If you have any questions regarding financial aid displacement and what this may mean for you, please contact our office or visit the link below to view the financial aid displacement advisory from The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board! 

https://reportcenter.highered.texas.gov/agency-publication/policies-and-procedures/financial-aid-displacement-advisory/

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UNDERSTANDING MY AID