Steps to Apply for Financial Aid

File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) soon after January 1 of the year you plan to attend.
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Submit applications for other scholarships, grants and/or loans prior to their respective deadlines. More info...
Complete and submit the online Student Affidavit.
Receive Financial Aid Award letters.
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Enroll in classes.

Questions? Need Help?


We have online help along the way available, or you may contact us at (727) 726-1153, ext. 214.

The financial aid office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Zoya, an English major originally from Rochester Hills, Michigan, receives a number of federal awards in addition to a High Academic Scholarship awarded by CCC. During the school year, she swipes Cougarcards in Cathcart Dining Hall. Zoya is thankful for God's financial provision. "God has definitely provided for me in an amazing way, and I am so grateful."

After graduation, she plans on attending Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris or London before pursuing a career in food journalism.

Zoya's Package
 FallSpringTotal
Pell Grant2,6752,6755,350*
FSEOG250250500*
Academic Competitiveness Grant375375750*
High Academic Scholarship2,5002,5005,000
Subsidized Stafford Loan1,7501,7503,500*
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan1,0001,0002,000*
Total Awards8,5508,55017,100
* federal award