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How to Read Your Award Offer


Your award offer provides ESTIMATED awards based on full-time enrollment and stipulates that you must continue to meet all eligibility requirements such as Satisfactory Academic Progress.  If you enroll less than full-time, award payments will be adjusted accordingly.  Please see the Financial Aid Payment page for more information regarding payments.


Estimated Financial Aid Awards
This section lists your Grants with amounts assuming full-time attendance.  Amounts will be prorated for less than full-time attendance.  There are some Grants that require a minimum number of units for payment.  Please refer to our Financial Aid Programs page for more information. Federal Work-Study offers will be listed here as well if you qualify.

Other Resources
The California College Promise Grant (CCPG) is not a cash award.  If you qualify, this grant will waive your $46 per unit enrollment fees.  Once you register for courses, this award will adjust to your actual CCPG amount.

Other Aid
This section lists other aid such as Scholarships or special program awards.  Examples include IVC scholarships, outside scholarships, AmeriCorps, and EOPS awards (book cards, bus passes, etc).

Estimated Financial Need
This section calculates your estimated financial need using each of the figures below:

Total Estimated Cost of Attendance (COA)

Cost of Attendance is an allowance based on the following expenses students may incur: Tuition Room and Board, Fees, Books, Transportation, and Miscellaneous Costs. This figure is what the Financial Aid Office uses to process your aid eligibility and awards. Your Financial Aid cannot exceed your Cost of Attendance.



2024-25 Cost of Attendance

 

At home (with parents)

Away from home (on your own)

Fees*

$1,424

$1,424

Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equip.

$1,062

$1,062

Living Expenses

$14,724

$22,086

Transportation

$1,962

$1,962

Personal Expenses

$4,059

$4,968

Total

$23,231

$31,502

 
*Fees are based on the average number of units required to graduate in 2 years (15 units per semester) at the $46 per unit resident fee or $367 per unit non-resident fee, plus Health Services fee of $20 and Student Representation Fee of $2. Away from home food and transportation are used due to housing being located off campus and no meal plan. The parking permit is an additional $25 per semester.


Grants $ Scholarships to Pay for College

This is the total estimated financial aid including grants, fee waivers, work-study, and other aid.

 

Student Aid Index

An eligibility index number that determines how much financial aid you would receive if you attend the school.

 

Net Cost

This is the estimated amount of educational expenses that will remain after financial aid is applied. It is calculated by subtracting the total estimated financial aid—such as grants, scholarships, and work-study—from the total cost of attendance.

 

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How to Read Your Award Offer