Aims Greeley Campus
Welcome Center
5401 W 20th Street
Greeley, CO 80634
Mailing Address
Student Financial Aid
Aims Community College
PO Box 69
Greeley, CO 80632
Follow us on Instagram: @aimscc_finaid
Main Content Area
Financial Aid
Apply for Aid
To Be Eligible -
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen (for most programs, see if you are eligible for CASFA, ASSET, or DACA) with a valid social security number (SSN).
- Be working toward the completion of a financial aid eligible program of study.
- Have a high school diploma, a General Education Development (GED) certificate, or complete a high school education in a home school setting approved under state law.
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the school you are attending.
| Semester of Enrollment | FAFSA to Complete | Using Income From | Submitted to Aims By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | 2026/2027 | 2024* | 6/1/2026** |
| Spring 2027 | 2026/2027 | 2024* | 11/1/2026** |
| Summer 2027 | 2026/2027 | 2024* | 3/1/2027** |
| Fall 2027 | 2027/2028 | 2025* | 6/1/2027** |
*Starting with FAFSA year 2017-2018, the U.S. Department of Education has authorized early FAFSA filing (October 1 each year) which will require input of income from two years prior. **Paperwork submitted by this date gives you the best opportunity for the availability of funds by the first day of classes.
After you Apply for Admission to Aims, follow the financial aid application steps below.
If your financial aid award(s) does not cover all tuition and other costs, you will owe the balance. Find out more on the Cashier’s Office Payment page.
Learn more about Aims General Financial Aid Requirements for students.
Follow the steps outlined below to create your FSA ID and apply for financial aid.
Step 1: Create your StudentAid.gov (Username and password)
This federal username and password allow you to electronically sign your financial aid application and access other Department of Education websites.
- If you are required to complete the FAFSA with your parents or contributors information, they must create an FSA ID as well.
- Important – only the owner of the StudentAid.gov account should create and use the account. Never share your Username and password.
- Access the webpage at Federal Student Aid. ***
- Click on the “Get Started” button.
- Enter your social security number, date of birth, and name exactly as it appears on your Social Security card.
- We advise using your regularly accessed email address, NOT your school associated email. (Parents or contributors must use a different email address for their StudentAid.gov account.)
- Be sure to make a note of your username and password. Click “Show Text” to confirm your password is correct.
- Please be sure to verify your mobile phone number for account recovery purposes. Parents must use a separate mobile phone number.
- Make a note of the challenge questions you select.
- You should receive an email and text immediately with a verification code. Be sure to verify both; you will then receive a backup code on your screen. Be sure to make a note of it (or take a picture).
You will receive another email when your StudentAid.gov is approved.
Additional assistance is available at Applying for Financial Aid
Aims offers FAFSA assistance on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the Greeley campus in the Student Commons, Room 240.
When your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is processed, it may be selected for a process called verification by the U.S. Department of Education or Aims. If your application is selected for verification, additional documentation will be requested from you, your parents or both. If selected, the verification process must be completed prior to your financial aid being awarded.
Verification is a process that can take from four to six weeks to complete. The process will begin at the time that ALL requested documentation is received and ALL requested actions are taken.
If you receive an email from Workday there will be a link in the email requesting that you complete the required form. Please log into Workday to upload your required documents as this is the only way to authenticate your documents and resolve the requirement.
Uploading your documents –
1. Select the Action Item
2. On the next screen you will see “Complete Action Item”
3. Select your scanned document from your files or you may drag and drop your document from your computer to the box on this page
4. Select the Submit button at the bottom of the page
Additional Resources
Instructions for Online Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note
How Financial Aid works
(can be viewed in English and Spanish)
Federal Student Aid Eligibility Requirements
Once your financial aid has been processed, an offer notification will be sent to your Aims email with a link to Workday where you may view, then accept or decline your awards. Be sure to read your award offer thoroughly!
1. FAFSA Submitted Online by Student
2. FAFSA Received by Aims in 5 to 7 business days
- Check your myAims account and email for messages to complete any Action Items from the Office of Financial Aid.
- Submit requested information (if any) to your Workday portal to satisfy your Action Items
3. Application Under Review
- Continue to check your myAims Workday portal and email for messages and information from the Office of Financial Aid.
4. Aid Awarded
- An email will be sent to your Aims email instructing you to log onto Workday to see your award offer.
5. Accepting awards - please use this Workday Resource to accept your awards.
If borrowing a federal student loan:
- Complete an Additional Loan Request Form available via email or on campus
- Complete and submit Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (required only for first-time borrowers or borrowers whose MPN has expired).
6. Aid is Disbursed (Paid)
- Check your myAims account and email for messages and information from the Cashier's Office and the Office of Financial Aid.
- Financial aid is disbursed (paid) to your Aims tuition account, and excess funds are made available (refunded) to you within two to seven business days of the date of disbursement. Refunds are not available before the start of the semester.
7. Special or Unusual Circumstances -
If your household has encountered any of the following circumstances causing a change to the information included on your FAFSA, please contact our office to inquire about a Professional Judgement.
- Changes to family income, assets, etc.
- Recent unemployment
- Dislocated worker
- Housing change due to homelessness
- Human trafficking
- Refugee or asylee status
- Parental abandonment, incarceration, etc.
- Unable to contact parents
- Contact with parents poses risk
Check your myAims Workday portal and your email for instructions to view your awards and award letter. Use this Workday Resource to accept your awards.
After you submit your accept/decline decision, be sure to check to see if you have any Workday Action Items that will keep your financial aid from being paid to your Aims Student Account.
Potential Unsatisfied Requirements
- Your financial aid satisfactory academic progress
- Holds on your account
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB22-1155, In-state Tuition Classification for Colorado High School Graduates, which allows state aid to be awarded to students who do not have lawful immigration status. Student must have resided in the state for at least one year before the date they graduated from a Colorado high school or passed a high school equivalency exam in Colorado, and have been physically present in Colorado for at least 12 months prior to enrolling at the college.
The Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) is the application by which students who meet the qualifications can apply for this aid. Students who are eligible for Federal Title IV aid by completing the FAFSA should not complete the CAFSA.
Student Resources
- CASFA Fact Sheet (opens in a new tab)
- CASFA Fact Sheet - Spanish (opens in a new tab)
- CASFA or FAFSA (opens in a new tab)
- CASFA Checklist (opens in a new tab)
- CASFA Checklist - Spanish (opens in a new tab)
- Frequently Asked Questions (opens in a new tab)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Spanish (opens in a new tab)
- CASFA Updates Video (Feb. 2023) (opens in a new tab)
- Paying for college: CASFA 101 (Feb. 12 2021) (opens in a new tab)
- MCJ Discuss and Learn: CASFA (opens in a new tab)
- Professional Outcome on My Colorado Journey (opens in a new tab)
- Immigrant and Refugee Center (opens in a new tab)
Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow, or the Colorado ASSET law, allows eligible students of undocumented status to pay in-state tuition at Colorado public colleges.
What is the Colorado ASSET bill?
Senate Bill 13-033, also known as the Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) bill, allows U.S citizens, permanent residents, and students without lawful status to receive in-state tuition through attendance and graduation from a Colorado high school or through attendance at a Colorado high school combined with obtaining the GED. You must meet these requirements to be eligible:
- Enrolled for at least one year at a public/private Colorado high school immediately preceding graduation or earning a GED.
- If you graduated from high school or completed a GED before September 1, 2013, but did not get accepted into a Colorado institution of higher education within 12 months, you must provide proof of being physically present in Colorado on a continuous basis for at least 18 months prior to the start of the semester.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was an executive action allowing children of undocumented status who met several guidelines to request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal.
Students attending Aims under DACA do not qualify to receive state or federal aid.