Financial Aid Forms & Resources

Important Documents and Information

• Financial Aid Forms

  Most Financial Aid forms are digital and can be accessed under the Student Documents card through your MyCMC Portal.

  • Cost of Attendance – View the estimated costs students may acquire during an academic year
• Resource Links
  • Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • California Dream Act Application (CADAA)
  • Immigrants Rising
  • WebGrants 4 Students – Cal Grant/Chafee access
  • Chafee Grant Program
  • Federal Student Aid
  • Financial Aid Answers 24/7
  • Mapping Your Future
  • CashCourse – FREE Financial Wellness

  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.

Missing Documents – Verification Process

The Department of Education or California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) may randomly select FAFSA or CADAA applications for a process called verification. 

Before we can award your financial aid, we may need to confirm the information on your application.Sometimes this means asking you for additional documents to make sure everything is accurate. This verification process helps us ensure you receive the correct amount of financial aid. If you have been selected for verification, your missing documents will be listed under your checklist on the MyCMC Self-Service Financial Aid Portal.

Your financial aid file is NOT complete until the Financial Aid Office has received and processed all of the required documents. The sooner that you provide the requested documents, the sooner you may be able to receive financial aid.

Commonly required documents include:

• Your Parent (Contributor) Helps Pay for College

  If you get financial support from your parent/contributor, you will need:

  • Parent/contributor’s tax transcript (if your parent/contributor worked or filed taxes in the applicable year)
  • Verification of non-filing from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (if parent/contributor did not file taxes for the applicable year)

  If you are unable to obtain a tax transcript or verification of non-filing from the IRS, you may provide a copy of your 1040 tax return with a physical signature in ink or preparer’s information listed.

  If you are unable to obtain a verification of non-filing from the IRS, you may complete a certification of non-filing.

  Students and parent/contributors should also complete and sign the dependent verification worksheet.
• You Pay for College on Your Own

  If you are independent from your parent(s)/contributor you will need:

  • Student’s tax transcript (if you worked or filed taxes the applicable year)
  • Spouse’s tax transcript (if you are now married, regardless of whether you were married when you filed the FAFSA)
  • Verification of non-filing from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (if you and/or your spouse did not file taxes the applicable year)

  If you are unable to obtain a verification of non-filing from the IRS, you may complete a certification of non-filing.

  Complete and sign the independent verification worksheet.
• Docs You May Need to Bring to CMC

  You may need to present these documents in person:

  • High school completion status (diploma, transcript, GED certification, etc.)
  • Identity/statement of educational purpose signed in presence of a witness from our financial aid office (requires a non-military government-issued ID)