Harper College will be closed Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1 for Thanksgiving Break.
The financial aid packaging and awarding process must be complete in order for your aid to disburse. We must have received your FAFSA data and any required documentation to complete your financial aid file.
The first date Harper College disburses financial aid to students' accounts occurs approximately three weeks after classes begin in the term and every Wednesday thereafter. Dates are subject to change without notice. See important payment, financial aid, and registration dates.
Harper College must follow federal and state financial aid program regulations and deadlines. Some regulations and policies impact the date when we are permitted to disburse your aid.
When financial aid funds are disbursed, these are credited directly to your Harper College account through the Business Office. The Business Office offers arrangements for Direct Deposit or will mail you a check for the remaining eligible funds within 10 business days from the date the funds are credited to your account.
There may be situations when your financial aid is required to be adjusted per regulations
or policies.
Important reminders:
Course Additions
If you add a course(s) after your hours are locked/frozen:
Course Withdrawals
Financial aid regulations specify what charges on your student account your federal financial aid can pay during the current payment period. Federal financial aid pays tuition and fees, without an authorization. Harper College is required to obtain your authorization to use federal financial aid funds to pay for other allowable educationally related charges on your student account. Harper College is also required to obtain your authorization to use excess current academic year federal financial aid to pay up to $200 of prior academic year educationally related charges (other than tuition and fees). Your authorization can be cancelled or modified at any time by submitting a written request. A cancellation or modification is not retroactive. It takes effect on the date it is received by the College. If the authorization is cancelled or modified, the College may use federal financial aid funds to pay only those authorized charges incurred by the student before the College received the notice.
Financial aid regulations specify what charges on the student account federal financial aid can pay during the current payment period. Federal financial aid pays tuition and fees, without an authorization. Harper College is required to obtain your authorization to use federal financial aid funds (Federal Direct PLUS Loan) to pay for other allowable educationally related charges on the student’s account. Harper College is also required to obtain your authorization to use excess current academic year federal financial aid (Federal Direct PLUS Loan) to pay up to $200 of prior academic year educationally related charges (other than tuition and fees). Your authorization can be cancelled or modified at any time by submitting a written request. A cancellation or modification is not retroactive. It takes effect on the date it is received by the College. If the authorization is cancelled or modified, the College may use federal financial aid funds to pay only those authorized charges incurred by the student before the College received the notice.