Resources
- Financial Aid and Scholarship Forms
- Upload documents you need to be processed by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
- Frequently Asked Questions about Eligibility
- Student and Employee Expectations
- These expectations help establish mutual respect, encourage civil discourse, and create an environment conducive to a caring culture.
- Student Enrollment Information
- New, Returning and Transfer Students
- Helpful information for students going towards a program of study eligible for federal aid.
- Preparatory Coursework
- The student is not admitted to a program of study to obtain a degree, but is taking coursework to gain entry into a selective admissions program.
- Concurrent Enrollment
- Students may receive federal financial aid at only one institution during an enrollment period. If a student is taking classes at two colleges during the same timeframe, the student must contact the home school to obtain a Consortium Agreement.
- Prison Education Program
- An incarcerated student is someone serving a criminal sentence in a federal, state, or local penitentiary, prison, jail, reformatory, work farm, or other similar correctional institution.
- Ability to Benefit (IBEST)
- If you do not have a high school diploma or GED, you may be able to get financial aid to help pay for college through Ability to Benefit.
- Exiting/Graduating Students
- If you borrowed student loans and will no longer be attending Pima Community College, there are some things that you need to do regarding your student loans.
- New, Returning and Transfer Students
Enrollment Intensity
The number of credits a student is enrolled for determines the enrollment intensity. The enrollment intensity is used to determine the amount of certain types of federal aid, also called Title IV aid, such as the Pell Grant.
| Credit Hours | Enrollment Level | Enrollment Intensity |
|---|---|---|
| 12+ | Full-Time | 100% |
| 11 | Three-Quarter-Time | 92% |
| 10 | Three-Quarter-Time | 83% |
| 9 | Three-Quarter-Time | 75% |
| 8 | Half-Time | 67% |
| 7 | Half-Time | 58% |
| 6 | Half-Time | 50% |
| 5 | Less-Than-Half-Time | 42% |
| 4 | Less-Than-Half-Time | 33% |
| 3 | Less-Than-Half-Time | 25% |
| 2 | Less-Than-Half-Time | 17% |
| 1 | Less-Than-Half-Time | 8% |