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Financial Aid Workshops
Financial Aid /FAFSA® Application Workshops
2024-2025 FAFSA Financial Aid Workshops will be held in-person.
- Location: Pitkin Education Center, Room L-222 (2nd floor, inside the Library), at the College’s main campus, in Paramus, NJ.
- Date and Time: FAFSA® in-person Workshops will be offered as follows:
- FAFSA® in-person Workshop – Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- FAFSA® in-person Workshop – Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- FAFSA® in-person Workshop – Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- FAFSA® in-person Workshop – Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- FAFSA® in-person Workshop – Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- FAFSA® in-person Workshop – Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
HESAA’s Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshop
You may also choose to join one of HESAA’s Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshop events listed below:
You can join from your computer, tablet or smartphone, or dial using your phone the Webinar meeting access information posted at
https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/fafsa.aspx
Plan Ahead
To participate in both the virtual and in-person workshops, students and parents (if Dependent) must have:
- FSA ID (Notes: Instructions on how to create FSA ID can be found at www.studentaid.gov )
- 2022 Tax return and W-2 for the 2024-2025 FAFSA
- Social Security Numbers.
Remember: You have to create your own FSA ID, and your parent should create his or her own FSA ID, as required, before the FAFSA® can be started.
Feel free to visit the How & When To Apply For Financial Aid Web page for details about creating an FSA ID.
Financial Aid Application Deadlines for New Students and Non-Renewal Students
All high school seniors, first-time college students and students that did not receive state tuition aid grant or financial aid in are to meet the following deadlines:
NEW and NON-RENEWAL students planning to enroll in both Fall and Spring semesters
| Deadline Description | If planning to enroll in both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 |
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|---|---|---|
| Deadline to complete the FAFSA® | June 1, 2024 | |
| Deadline for all EOF students (EOF award only) | September 15, 2024 | |
| Deadline to complete state records in NJFAMS – Submit additional information/documentation requested by HESAA (via NJFAMS Portal) Notes: This includes state tasks, verification, corrections, reevaluations, adding a college, etc. |
October 15 (or 30 days from initial notification) |
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NEW and NON-RENEWAL students planning to enroll in Spring semester only
Notes: Applications must be received by:
- Spring 2025 only: Applications received after September 15, 2024, but by February 15, 2025.
| Deadline Description | If planning to enroll in Spring 2025 only |
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|---|---|---|
| Deadline to complete the FAFSA® | February 15, 2025 | |
| Deadline for all EOF students (EOF award only) | February 15, 2025 | |
| Deadline to complete state record in NJFAMS – Submit additional information/documentation requested by HESAA (via NJFAMS Portal) Notes: This includes: state tasks, verification, corrections, reevaluations, adding a college, etc. |
March 1 (or 30 days from initial notification) |
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Financial Aid Application Deadlines for Renewal Students
All students who
- have received federal or state financial aid for academic year 2023-2024 and that want to renew their aid for academic year 2024-2025 OR
- have received aid for academic year 2023-2024 and that want to renew the aid for academic year 2024-2025 are to meet the following deadlines:
RENEWAL students planning to enroll in both Fall and Spring semesters
| Deadline Description | If planning to enroll in both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 |
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|---|---|---|
| Deadline to complete the FAFSA® | June 1, 2024 | |
| Deadline to complete state record in NJFAMS: – Submit additional information or documentation requested by HESAA (via NJFAMS Portal) Notes: This includes state tasks, verification, corrections, reevaluations, adding a college, etc. |
October 1 (or 30 days from initial notification) |
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RENEWAL students planning to enroll in Spring semester only
Notes: Applications must be received by:
- Spring 2024 only: Applications received after April 15, 2023, but by February 15, 2024.
- Spring 2025 only: Applications received after May 15, 2024, but by February 15, 2025.
| Deadline Description | If planning to enroll in Spring 2025 only |
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|---|---|---|
| Deadline to complete the FAFSA® | February 15, 2025. | |
| Deadline to complete state record in NJFAMS – Submit additional information or documentation requested by HESAA (via NJFAMS Portal) Notes: This includes state tasks, verification, corrections, reevaluations, adding a college, etc. |
March 1 (or 30 days from initial notification). |
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2024-2025 NJ HESAA/Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) Deadlines
To be considered for a TAG award, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) or NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application within established state deadlines.
| Deadline or Event Description | If planning to enroll in both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 |
If planning to enroll in Spring 2025 only |
|---|---|---|
| Application filing deadline for all Renewal students | May 15, 2024 | February 15, 2024 |
| Application filing deadline for all Non-renewal students | September 15, 2024 | February 15, 2024 |
| Application filing deadline for all EOF students (EOF award only) | September 15, 2024 | February 15, 2024 |
2024-2025 Financial Aid Application for Grants and Scholarships
| Date | Deadline or Event Description |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2024 |
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EOF Application Deadlines
Applicable to Graduating High School Seniors & First-Time, First-Year Students, and Transfer Students.
| Date | Deadline or Event Description |
|---|---|
| November 1 |
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| March 1 |
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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Deadlines
- To be considered for a SAP appeal, students must complete the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal within the recommended deadline.
- The deadline for submitting a SAP Appeal will be the last day of the semester for which you are appealing. No appeals can be accepted after the semester ends.
| Date | Deadline or Event Description |
|---|---|
| August 27, 2024 |
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| December 21, 2024 |
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