Financial Aid
We continue to award and disburse federal student aid.
As of October 1, 2025, Pell Grants, Direct Loans, and other federal student aid funds provided to individual students are not impacted by the federal government shutdown.
Get the latest 2024-25 Financial Aid Updates and Information here.

Zoom Link: FAFSA/WASFA Workshop
FAFSA Updates and Getting Help
Seattle Colleges wants to share some tips and new information with you:
The 2024-25 FAFSA is now available. Despite the known issues, we encourage you to attempt to complete the FAFSA form. A list of known errors and status updates is being published on the US Dept. of Education Knowledge Center.
We are here to help! If you get stuck or have questions, pause your application and schedule an appointment with a Financial Aid Coach on campus or virtually.
The U.S. Dept. of Education has announced that it will not make FAFSA information available to colleges and universities until around mid-June. This means that all colleges will be delayed in sending applicants their Financial Aid Offer and helping students with corrections to their FAFSA form. This is true for Seattle Colleges as well. We’ll provide more information about timelines once we have access to the FAFSA data.
Remember, you have time and support to get the FAFSA or WASFA completed, and get funding to pay for college in 2024-25. We are here to help you!
Welcome to South Seattle College Financial Aid!
Whether you’re just thinking about coming to South Seattle College, or you’re already one of the thousands of students pursuing a degree with us already, we’re happy to have you.
South Seattle College’s Financial Aid Office works to support equity and to increase opportunities for student access to and success in higher education by helping students seek, obtain, and understand all financial resources available to them. The Financial Aid Office provides information on student aid eligibility, types of aid available, and policies and guidelines for federal, state and institutional programs. Financial aid staff can assist you in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) or answer any questions along the way. Financial Aid staff will serve you well.
All students in need should apply for financial aid – do not assume you are not eligible! You do not need to be a full-time student to receive financial aid funds.
Complete your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or WASFA (Washington Application for State Financial Aid) today.
Get Your Funding Back
If your financial aid has been cancelled for not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), you may appeal to reinstate your aid. Complete the SAP Appeal form. Please note that submitting an appeal does not guarantee reinstatement of financial aid eligibility.