Welcome to Financial Aid

Graduating Students

Our goal is to assist you in bridging the gap between your own resources and the cost of attending college. We offer assistance with completing applications and providing information about the requirements of the various financial aid programs. Financial aid consists of federal grants, work-study, state grants, fee waivers, and outside scholarships.

Announcements

  • 2024-2025 Financial Aid Updates

    THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE 2024-2025 FAFSA AND CADAA APPLICATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE CAL GRANT AWARD IS EXTENDED TO MAY 2, 2024
    California has extended the deadline by a month due to setbacks with the application process. The revised deadline to submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA AND CADAA applications for a possible Cal Grant award is May 2, 2024. For assistance, please contact our office 530-749-7999.

  • ALERT: All 2024-2025 financial aid applications, including FAFSA, CA Dream Act, and CC Promise Grant are delayed. The WCC and YC Financial Aid Offices are working diligently to process applications. Students will not be dropped for non-payment of tuition during this delay. Impacted students will be notified via YCCD email with updates, when available. Contact your Financial Aid Office with questions or concerns – YC: (530) 749-7999 or YCFinancialAid@yccd.edu.
  • Students and families may complete and submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA form by Dec. 31
    2024-20025 FAFSA IS CHANGING!
    Prepare for the 2024-2025 FAFSA
    Frequently Asked Questions
    2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Estimator Tool

  • Spring 2024 Financial Aid Payment Schedule

Quick Links

Contact us through our Virtual Platforms

Virtual Walk-In via Zoom:

Step 1. Have your question(s), Student ID Number, and Photo ID ready.

You will be on camera so be sure to be appropriately dressed and in an appropriate location for us to chat via video. For example, we will not meet with you while you are driving.

Step 2. Click on the Financial Aid Virtual Walk-In link below

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR VIRTUAL WALK-IN 
ZOOM MEETING ID: 389 5689 180
VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON HOURS:
MON – THURS       8:00AM – 6:00PM
FRIDAYS 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

You will be taken to a “waiting room” for the next available technician to meet with you. Do not close the window or leave the waiting room; you will be disconnected and lose your place in line.

Step 3. Meet with a Technician. You will be put into a private breakout room with a Technician to go over your questions.

Call our Main Line

Due to federal privacy regulations, we can only disclose personal information about your file if we first verify your identity.

530-749-7999

Email Us

Due to Federal Privacy Regulations, we can ONLY disclose personal information about your file via email if you contact us using your Yuba College Email.

YCFinancialaid@yccd.edu

Steps to Apply for Financial Aid

Step 1. Complete the Financial Aid Application Online

Applying for Financial Aid Video!

Complete the financial aid application EVERY YEAR between 

OCTOBER 1st and MARCH 2nd for the Cal Grant priority deadline!

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    • The FAFSA is for U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or eligible non-citizens with a valid Social Security number
    • The CA Dream Act is for undocumented and nonresident students (U.S. Citizens and eligible
      non-citizens) who qualify for a non-resident exemption under Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540).

You need to have a Yuba College account for your Financial Aid application to connect to. Apply to Yuba College then wait 3-5 business days for processing.

Yuba College’s School Code: 001344

Step 2. Check Your Self-Service Account

Check to see what you were found INCOME and ACADEMICALLY eligible for:

Log into your Financial Aid Self-Service Account or check out the tutorial below.

Step 3. Select a Refund Preference with Bankmobile Disbursements

In order to receive your funds you will need to select a refund preference with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc.

To view our third-party servicer contract for refund management, click here.

Step 4. Maintain SAP

WATCH THIS SHORT VIDEO ABOUT SATISIFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)

To check your SAP status log into your Self Service Account. Then go to Financial Aid.

Learn more about the SAP here.