Financial Aid Forms & Resources

Important Documents and Information

• Financial Aid Forms

  Check back soon for 2024-2025 financial aid forms.
• Other Financial Aid Forms

  Check back soon for more forms.
• Missing Documents – Verification Process

  The Department of Education or California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) randomly selects FAFSA or CADAA applications for a process called verification. If you have been selected for verification, your missing documents will be listed under your checklist on the MyCMC Self-Service Financial Aid Portal.

  A student’s financial aid file is NOT complete until the Financial Aid Department has received and processed all of the required documents. The sooner that a student provides the requested documents, the sooner they may be able to receive financial aid.

  2024-25 FAFSA or CADAA – all income information will be from 2023.

  Verification Documents You May Need to Provide

  Dependent Student Documentation

  1. Student’s tax transcript (if you worked or filed taxes in the applicable year)
  2. Parent(s) tax transcript 
  3. Verification of non-filing from the IRS (if your parent did NOT work or file taxes in the applicable year)
  4. If you are unable to obtain a tax transcript from the IRS, you may provide a copy of your 1040 tax return form with a physical signature in BLUE ink
  5. If you’re unable to obtain a verification of non-filing from the IRS, you may complete a certification of non-filing
     • 2024-2025 Certification of Non-Filing
  6. Dependent verification worksheet (both student and parent need to sign)
     • 2024-2025 Dependent Verification Worksheet

  Independent Student Documentation

  1. Student’s tax transcript (if you worked or filed taxes in the applicable year)
  2. Spouse’s tax transcript (if you are married)
     • even if you and your spouse weren’t married at the time the FAFSA was completed, but are married now, we still need both
  3. Verification of non-filing from IRS (if student and/or spouse did not file taxes in the applicable year)
  4. If you are unable to obtain a verification of non-filing from the IRS, you may complete a certification of non-filing
     • 2024-2025 Certification of Non-Filing
  5. Independent verification worksheet (only student needs to sign)
     • 2024-2025 Independent Verification Worksheet

  Verification Documents You May Need to Provide In-Person

  1. High school completion status document (i.e. high school diploma, transcripts, GED cert., etc.)
  2. Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose (MUST be signed in front of someone in the financial aid office) with a valid government-issued ID, excludes military ID

  Where do I find the documents Financial Aid needs from me? 

  How to request tax transcripts or verification of non-filing from the IRS 
• Financial Aid Links
  • Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • California Dream Act Application (CADAA)
  • WebGrants 4 Students – Cal Grant/Chafee
  • Chafee Grant Program
  • Federal Student Aid
  • IGRAD – Financial Wellness
  • Financial Aid Answers 24/7
  • Mapping Your Future

  Free Scholarship Engines

  • BrokeScholar
  • Scholarships America
  • FastWeb!
  • Scholarship Experts
• Financial Aid Student Guides

  MyCMC Self-Service Financial Aid Portal Guide – a guide on how to get to the Self-Service Financial Aid Portal, how to check financial aid status, view, and print award letters, and review SAP status.

  Submit Documents to Financial Aid – a guide on how to submit required documents to the Financial Aid Department.

  Request Tax Documents for Financial Aid – a guide on how to Request Tax Return Transcripts or verification of non-filing from the IRS.

  Make payments – Find out how to make payments on CMC’s tuition/payment plan page.