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Financial Aid

Financial Aid Counseling & Assistance

The Student Financial Aid Office at Calhoun Community College is dedicated to helping you achieve your educational goals by providing financial aid counseling and assistance. We offer a wide range of financial aid options to support your academic journey include: grants, scholarships, work-study, loans, and veterans’ educational benefits.

Important Dates & Deadlines

March 1

Academic Scholarship Applications for the fall semester must be completed online. To complete the online application, applicant a processed FAFSA must have been received by the Financial Aid Office.

April 1

FAFSA must be received by the Federal Central Processor to qualify for financial assistance (SEOG, College Work-Study and Alabama State Grant) for the fall semester or entire academic year. Submitting your FAFSA by this deadline does not guarantee you will receive the funds, but it ensures your application will be considered for these limited-funding programs.

April 17

To be considered for financial assistance for the summer semester, students who have not yet submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the current academic year must submit their FAFSA to the Federal Central Processor by priority date. This requirement applies only to students who did not file a FAFSA for the fall and spring semesters of the current academic year.

Early May

Financial aid recipients returning to Calhoun Community College for the fall semester should ensure that they have the new academic year FAFSA completed and all required documentation submitted to the Financial Aid Office in early May to avoid delays in processing.

June

First time loan borrowers at Calhoun Community College, should complete their Entrance Counseling and their Master Promissory Note requirement online at studentaid.gov.

Calculating the Cost

Calhoun provides a number of tools to help you calculate the cost of college. 

How to Apply for Financial Aid

Understanding how to apply for or navigate the financial aid process can be overwhelming. Calhoun has provided a number of resources to help you navigate the process and understand the different steps.

FAFSA is Your First Step

Applying for federal loans and grants by completing a free FAFSA application is the first thing you will do when seeking financial aid.

Types of Available Financial Aid

There are a number of financial aid options available to help pay for your college costs at Calhoun. Explore the options below.

General Inquiries

Decatur Office

  • Chasteen Student Services Center,
    Building 15

  • Monday – Thursday:
    7:45 AM – 6 PM

    Friday:
    7:45 AM – 11:45 AM

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Huntsville Office

  • Sparkman Building (1),
    Room 110

  • Monday – Thursday:
    8 AM – 5:45 PM

    Friday:
    8 AM – 11:30 AM

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Mailing Address

Office of Student Financial Services

Calhoun Community College
P.O. Box 2216
Decatur, AL 35609-2216

Get More Help with Financial Aid TV

Calhoun has provided a video library that contains short videos to help answer your questions at any stage of the process. Watch the video on this page to learn how to navigate the video library. Then visit the library by clicking the button below.
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Resources

External Resources