2024 FINANCIAL AID

Attention Students!

2023 high school graduates must enroll by Fall 2024 to take advantage of the Community College Guarantee.

Students ages 21-24, the State of Michigan has extended the Michigan Reconnect Expansion Application Deadline to December 31, 2024. Please apply at the link below: 

Reconnect Application (guarantorsolutions.com)

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Kellogg Community College’s Financial Aid Office is centrally located in the Hub Enrollment Center on KCC’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek. The office can be reached at 269-965-4123 (phone), 269-966-4089 (fax) and finaid@kellogg.edu.

Please note: The Financial Aid Office will provide the majority of communications via the Financial Aid Self Service System through the Bruin Portal and also via KCC student email. Please become familiar with how to access your email. 

Students are encouraged to continue checking their Bruin Portal Financial Aid Self Service and student email for updates. 

Regular Office Walk-in Hours:

• 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays
• 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays (September-April)

Please note: Friday hours

• The Financial Aid Office is closed (Thursday & Friday) November 28, 2024 & November 29, 2024 in honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Services available in the Financial Aid Office:

• Get assistance with completing the FAFSA
• Ask questions about scholarships or how to apply
• Discuss your current financial aid status
• Speak with the Certifying Veteran Affairs Official/Representative
• Understand your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status
• Speak with a Financial Aid Representative

Applying for Financial Aid

All students seeking financial aid to pay for college should begin by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). FAFSA Applications for financial aid should be received at least 60 days prior to the first enrollment semester each year to guarantee eligible funds for the start of that semester.

Submitting Required Documentation

Completed and signed verification documents can be submitted to our office virtually by taking a photo of your documentation and submitting in jpg or pdf format by email to finaid@kellogg.edu or by faxing to 269-966-4089. Documentation can also be submitted in person in the Hub Enrollment Center. There is also a drop-box located at the Student Center entrance for documents submitted before or after our regular hours. Documents may also be mailed to:

Kellogg Community College
Financial Aid Office
450 North Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017

Resources

For more information on retaining your financial aid, view our Financial Aid Quick Reference Guide. For information regarding our financial aid policies, view our Financial Aid Complete Reference Guide.

Upcoming Financial Aid Deadlines

• 11/25/24: Fall Priority Processing Deadline (verification, appeals, and loan requests)
• 4/21/25: Spring Priority Processing Deadline (verification, appeals, and loan requests)
• 6/09/25: Summer Priority Processing Deadline (verification, appeals, and loan requests)

Financial Aid & Textbooks

Textbooks will be available in the Bruin Bookstore prior to the beginning of each semester. Students are able to apply or charge their book cost to their awarded financial aid. The LAST day financial aid students may charge their books to their financial aid are:

• Fall 2024: 9/13/2024

Refund Payment Dates

All loans that are awarded for the fall and spring semesters will be split into multiple disbursements. If you have been awarded a fall and spring loan, your loan will be split into four equal disbursements, two in the fall and two in the spring.

• 9/20/24: Fall refund for grants and scholarships
• 10/11/24: Fall refund for first half of Fall loans
• 10/25/24: Fall refund for second half of Fall loans
• 2/14/25: Spring refund for grants, scholarships, and first-half of spring loans
• 2/21/25: Spring refund for first-half of spring first-time loan borrowers’ loans
• 3/7/25: Spring refund for second-half of all spring loans
• 6/6/25: Summer refund for grants, scholarships, and first-half of summer loans
• 6/27/25: Summer refund for summer first-time loan borrowers’ loans
• 7/3/25: Summer refund for second-half of all summer loans

REMINDER: Electronic deposits of financial aid refunds may take three to five business days to be processed and deposited into the bank accounts designated by students in the Bruin Portal under the Banking Information section.