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Welcome to Mendocino College’s Financial Aid Office Website.

The goal of the Financial Aid Office is to assist students in paying for college. We achieve this by determining a family's ability to pay for educational costs federal, state and institutional regulations to award financial aid in a fair and equitable way.

Our office begins determining financial aid eligibility by assigning all students a Cost of Attendance. The Cost of Attendance includes the following costs: tuition & fees, books & supplies, room & board, transportation and miscellaneous personal expenses.

We then determine a student’s financial need, by utilizing the Student Aid Index (SAI) as determined by the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Our office conducts the following calculation to determine a student’s financial need:

Cost of Attendance – Student Aid Index – Other Financial Assistance= Financial Need

Students are encouraged to review the Net Price Calculator, which is intended to provide an estimate of net price information (defined as estimated cost of attendance — including tuition and required fees, books and supplies, room and board (meals), and other related expenses — minus estimated grant and scholarship aid) based on what similar students paid in a previous year.

Important Information

The 2025-2026 FAFSA and CA Dream Act applications are also available for students enrolled in Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026. 

Visit Apply for Financial Aid for more information.

Need help completing the FAFSA or CADAA? Attend a FAFSA/CADAA workshop! (More workshop dates are coming!)

 

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Campus

Location

Date

Time

Coast CenterLearning CommonsAugust 19, 2025  2:00 pm- 4:00 pm 
Ukiah CampusRoom 1280August 21, 2025  2:00 pm- 4:00 pm 
Ukiah CampusRoom 1290September 2, 2025  2:00 pm- 4:00 pm 
Lake CenterRoom 7110September 9, 2025 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm 
North County CenterRoom 8010September 9, 2025 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Coast CenterLearning CommonsSeptember 16, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm 
Ukiah CampusRoom 1290October 7, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Lake CenterRoom 7110October 7, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
North County CenterRoom 8010October 14, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Ukiah CampusRoom 1280October 16, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Coast CenterLearning CommonsOctober 21, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Ukiah CampusRoom 1290November 4, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
North County CenterRoom 8010November 4, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Lake CenterRoom 7110November 5, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Ukiah CampusRoom 1280November13, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Coast CenterLearning CommonsNovember 18, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Ukiah CampusRoom 1290December 2, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
North County CenterRoom 8010December 2, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Lake CenterRoom 7110December 9, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Coast CenterLearning CommonsDecember 9, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Ukiah CampusRoom 1280December 11, 20252:00 pm- 4:00 pm

 

 

Please bring your and your parents' 2023 income information. Also, remember to create an FSA ID for yourself and one of your parents at http://www.StudentAid.gov/fsaid.