Financial Aid Steps
Financial Aid Steps
Financial Aid Priority Deadline
The ACC Financial Aid Priority Deadline is April 15th. Applications that are complete and all documents have been received by the deadline receive PRIORITY STATUS. Priority applications are processed in time for tuition and fee payment. To be considered complete, you must complete all of the steps below by the priority deadline.
Apply as early as possible to ensure that your application is processed before the payment deadline.
Financial Aid applications are accepted throughout the year; however, some funds are limited and awarded on the first-come first-serve basis. Apply early for the best opportunities.
Complete an ACC Admissions application. You must be fully admitted in order for your financial aid eligibility to be determined.
Submit official transcripts from all previous schools.
File a degree or certificate plan with an Academic Advisor.
You must create an FSA ID (Federal Student Aid ID) to electronically sign the FAFSA. For a dependent student, your parents should also create an FSA ID, so that they can electronically sign the FAFSA. For those who do not already have an FSA ID, one can be created on the FSA ID website. A FAFSA that has not been submitted with the required signature(s) will be rejected by the Department of Education and cannot be processed.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the only government-approved application for determining your eligibility for aid. The FAFSA is available online. If you list the ACC school code (003539), we will download your information electronically from the Federal Central Processing Center.
Click here to access the FAFSA application online.
- 2024-2025 FAFSA - for the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 semesters. Students, spouses,
and parents are required to give consent on the FAFSA to retrieve and disclose 2022
Federal IRS tax information.
- 2025-2026 FAFSA - (Available NOW!) for the Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 semesters. Students, spouses, and parents are required to give consent on the FAFSA to retrieve and disclose 2023 Federal IRS tax information.
- Via email, by sending all documents to fa@najwc.com. Please include your full name and ACC ID Number in the email.
- Via fax, 281-756-3840. Please include your full name and ACC ID Number on all pages.
- In person, at the ACC Financial Aid Office.
- Schedule a virtual visit through the Financial Aid homepage of the ACC Website.
Be sure to check your email regularly. ACC’s primary form of communication with students is email: we only send emails to the your ACC email address and the personal email address that you have on file with the Admissions Office. Many of our emails are sent out as mass communications, so be sure to check your junk mail or spam folder and mark ACC emails as “safe”.
If you have money left over after your aid is applied to your tuition and fees, you may use the credit balance to purchase books and supplies (check the ACC POD to determine your balance). There are two options to get your books and supplies:
Use your credit balance at the ACC Bookstore. Check the "Deadlines Disbursements,
and Refunds" section of the ACC POD Financial Aid page for the dates that your aid
will be available at the ACC Bookstore.
-OR-
Wait for your financial aid refund to be sent to you. Refund dates are posted on
the "Deadlines Disbursements, and Refunds" section of the ACC POD Financial Aid page.