Financial Aid

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Thunderduck Hall - T130
972-238-6188
972-238-6187
972-238-3734
972-238-3761
M - TH 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
rlcfava@dcccd.edu

Mailing Address:
Richland College
Financial Aid Office
12800 Abrams Road
Dallas, Texas 75243-2199
Title IV School Code 008504

FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS: If you do not plan to attend classes within the DCCCD, or you will be receiving financial aid from an institution outside of the DCCCD, please contact any DCCCD Financial Aid Office to decline the award/s. You may only receive financial aid from one institution each semester.

Dallas County Community College District has set up Priority Deadlines to make sure that if you qualify for certain types of financial aid, an award will be processed before the first day of classes. If you do not meet the Priority Deadline, you may have to pay for your tuition and books out of your pocket.

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Students with spam blocker programs may not receive messages from DCCCD. Emails sent from our school will have the following format: Name @Dcccd.edu.

DCCCD will send students an email as soon as we receive their report from FAFSA. If you are a credit student, or a Continuing Education (CE) student enrolled in a credit class, you are eligible and encouraged to request a free and secure email account at: https://www1.dcccd.edu/netmail/input_ssn.cfm

DISBURSEMENT DATES 2008-2009 (GRANTS AND LOANS)

Dates given are the dates when the process begins for all of DCCCD. This means you may not receive your disbursements (if eligible) on the listed dates or the day after. It usually takes approximately 2 -3 weeks to send out all the disbursements.

DCCCD Credit Application:
Entering your Social Security number is optional on the new DCCCD application. However, if you plan to apply for financial aid while enrolled, you are required to list your official Social Security number on the Admission application. This will assist in matching your FAFSA Application to your Admissions file.

FAFSA 2008-2009: You can complete your FAFSA after your tax forms have been filed with the IRS. Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete the application. If you are doing a renewal application you will need your PIN . You will need yours and your spouse's (if married) or possibly your parents' (for dependents) 2007 tax return, W-2's and any other tax information or income documents to complete the FAFSA application.

Richland's Federal School Code is 008504. To view other DCCCD codes and information, visit DCCCD website at Financial Aid Offices.

PAYING FOR CLASSES: Regardless of the type of financial assistance anticipated, it is always the student’s responsibility to make sure tuition and fees are paid on or before the due date. If an award letter has not been received at the time tuition is due, students should be prepared to pay from personal resources.

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