APPLY NOW!
We have received word that the limited funds are running out fast for the State of Illinois MAP Grant! MAP grants are used to cover tuition and fee costs. This years funds may be exhausted by early to mid-April. If you have not already done so, please apply for aid at www.fafsa.gov. If you have not filed your 2009 taxes, you can complete the FAFSA based on estimated information and then submit a correction once you have filed your taxes. Once MAP funds are exhausted, there is no appeal available.
The limited funding appliles only to State of Illinois funded programs. Funding is still available for federally funded programs (i.e. PELL).
Priority Processing Deadline
| SUMMER 2010 | March 1, 2010 |
| FALL 2010 | July 1, 2010 |
The Financial Aid Office cannot guarantee that financial aid will be in place by the tuition due date if you do not submit all requested information and supplemental forms by the priority processing deadlines. The Financial Aid Office will continue processing applications after the priority processing deadline but, cannot guarantee that forms processed after the deadline will be in place by the tuition due date. In order to ensure classes will be held, students may set-up a payment plan through FACTS by accessing their My SRC account.
Thank you for visiting the Financial Aid webpage for Spoon River College (SRC). SRC participates in federal and state programs to assist students in meeting the costs of higher education. Financial assistance is available in the form of grants, scholarships, work opportunities, and loans.
Getting Started
1. Fill out an Admissions Application for SRC
2. Submit an official HS transcript or GED scores
3. Complete the FAFSA
Apply early to ensure that your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is processed prior to the published deadlines. Funding is limited and application deadlines may be adjusted by the State of Illinois. Please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office with additional questions or concerns:
Canton - (309) 649-7030 or Macomb - (309) 833-6073.
Upcoming Schedule of Events
Loan Exit Counseling: If you are planning on transferring or graduating at the end of the Spring or Summer semester and have borrowed a Stafford Student Loan while attending SRC you must complete Exit Counseling. Exit Counseling can be completed by visiting www.NSLDS.ed.gov. If you fail to fulfill the requirement a hold will be placed on your account.
May 15, 2010 Spoon River College Graduation - Cuba HighSchool, 1 p.m.
June 7, 2010 Summer classes begin
July 1, 2010 Priority Processing deadline for Fall 2010 Financial Aid Applicants
