Important Information

Priority Deadline Dates (Federal Aid)


Fall: June 1
Spring: October 1

Priority Deadline Dates (Academic Tuition Waiver applications)


Fall: March 31
Spring: October 1

Verification Information

If your application is selected for review in a process called verification, BPCC must compare information from your application with signed copies of federal tax returns for the student, and/or parents/step-parents/spouses as well as other income information. The law says we have the right and responsibility to require this information before awarding federal aid.

If there are differences between your application and verification documents, corrections may be required. Our office will submit the corrections to the Central Processor, electronically. You will be notified of a change in your EFC by a corrected SAR sent from the processor.

You must submit all documentation requested by the BPCC Financial Aid Office. Incomplete forms will be returned to student. BPCC must have your correct, complete information by your last day of enrollment in the current award year.

Verification for Pell-eligible students must be completed no later than 90 days after student's last date of attendance at BPCC or August 31, of the applicable award year, whichever is earlier. Verification for Stafford and PLUS loan students must be completed 10 days prior to student's last day of attendance for a semester.

Your aid will not be processed if verification is not completed.

Cost of Attendance

Approximate cost of attendance can be found on the 2012-2013 Award Information Form.PDF File

Admissions Requirements for Financial Aid Students

  • Provisionally admitted students ARE NOT eligible for federal financial aid. If your Admissions file is incomplete,(i.e. missing documents such as immunization records, transcripts, etc...) you are considered a provisional student. You must have a complete Admissions file in order to receive federal financial aid.
  • You must have a high school diploma or its equivalent in order to receive federal financial aid.

Financial Aid Refunds

  • Refunds are available to students whose financial aid has been processed by the BPCC Financial Aid Office and who have awards posted and accepted on LOLA.
  • Financial Aid early refunds will be made available to students, who have met the above criteria AND:
    • are due a refund.
      • We will begin applying financial aid to student accounts beginning with the last day of schedule changes published in the Academic Calendar
      • Once the funds have applied to your student account, and it is determined that you are due a refund, BPCC will electronically submit the refund information to Higher One. Higher One will disburse your refund to the student according to the refund preference the student chose when activating the BPCC debit card at www.bpccdebitcard.com.Will open new browser window or tab

BPCC Debit Card

As you may have already heard, the BPCC Debit Card is how it’s done at BPCC! The BPCC Debit Card is your ticket to receiving your financial aid refunds from Bossier Parish Community College. And remember, it’s a debit card; not a credit card!

Three Easy Steps to Get Started:

  1. Look for Your Card in the Mail
    As soon as you are owed a refund "Refund generated" appears on your "Account Summary" on LOLA, BPCC will start the process of creating your BPCC Debit Card. The card will be sent to the mailing address that you have registered with BPCC. Remember, you will want to activate your refund preference as soon as possible to avoid any delays in receiving your refund money.
  2. Activate Your Refund Preference
    Once you receive your card, you may select your refund preference:
    1. Visit www.bpccdebitcard.comWill open new browser window or taband enter your card number to get started.
    2. Enter the requested information and select your refund preference. Choosing an Easy Refund is the FASTEST refund option.
    3. Your BPCC Debit Card is now activated and ready to use!
  3. Benefits of Easy Refund and the OneAccount
    The OneAccount is a great way to manage school expenses while keeping them separate from other expenses. And with an Easy Refund, your refund money is deposited directly into the OneAccount for use as soon as BPCC releases it. Easy Refund is by far the fastest and easiest way to gain access to your refund money, so don’t wait to start taking advantage of this great benefit!

At www.bpccdebitcard.comWill open new browser window or tab, you will be allowed to CHOOSE your refund preference. You will have the following three (3) refund choices:

Refund Choices Refund Description Time of Refund

1.

Easy Refund

Don't Wait for Your Money... Get an Easy Refund
I would like to have my financial aid refund or other refunds from the Bossier Parish Community College deposited directly into my OneAccount.

With the OneAccount and the BPCC Debit Card, any refund from BPCC is available in the fastest way. There is no charge to receive refunds directly into the OneAccount. There is no monthly fee or minimum balance requirement for the OneAccount.

Within minutes of being released by the college

2.

ACH Transfer (to other bank)

Please deposit my financial aid refund or other refunds from Bossier Parish Community College into a third party bank account.

There is no charge for receiving your refund in this way, although it can take up to 3 business days longer to receive a refund, as compared to the Easy Refund preference. To receive your refund by ACH transfer, you will need to have this option selected, and will also have to complete, print and mail in a paper ACH form. Higher One will send you an email confirmation when we receive your form to notify you that it has been inputted into the system.

3 or more business days

3.

Paper Check

Please send financial aid or other refund checks to my primary address.

There is no charge for receiving refunds in this way, although receiving a check via first class mail may add (5) or more business days to receive the refund check. This is a check mailed by Higher One and not by your school .

5 or more business days

Freshman First-Time Borrowers (30 day delayed disbursement)

Student loan funds for first-time borrowers with fewer than 30 credit hours earned will not be mailed to students until after the 30th day of the semester. Federal regulations require these students to be subjected to a 30-day delayed disbursement on the first disbursement of their loans.

Important Notice for Pell Grant Students:

How your Pell is initially calculated:
Pell Grants is initially based on full-time enrollment. Once registration has been finalized, Pell Grants will be adjusted to reflect the amount based on the number of hours enrolled. Pell Grants will not be paid (applied to the Student Account Summary) until the day after official schedule change date* published in the Academic Bulletin.

*The official schedule change date for students enrolled in modules or sessions (i.e., C.A.L.L., Session B, etc.) is the first day of class for each module/session.

Pell Recalculation:
YOU WILL OWE MONEY IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FINANCIAL AID REFUND AND THEN DROP CLASSES DURING SCHEDULE CHANGE PERIOD:

Students who drop or add classes on or before the official schedule change date* published in the Academic Bulletin, will have their Pell Grants adjusted to reflect the correct enrolled hours. If the student has already received a Pell refund and drops a class (or classes) on or before the official schedule change date*, the Pell adjustment to reflect the class(es) dropped will result in the student being over-awarded. The student will have to REPAY any over-award. If you have received your Pell refund, or your Account Summary (on LOLA)Will open new browser window or tabindicates that a refund check has been generated for you, please DO NOT DROP classes on or during official schedule change UNTIL you first speak with a Financial Aid staff member to determine how this will affect your financial aid award.

*The official schedule change date for students enrolled in modules or sessions (i.e., C.A.L.L., Session B, etc.) is the first day of class for each module/session.