Financial Aid Frequently Asked Questions

Summer: May 4, 2023

Fall: July 13, 2023

Checks for Summer A & B Sessions will be mailed on June 19, 2023.

Checks for Summer C Session will be mailed on July 17, 2023.

We are processing 2022-23 and 2023-24 FAFSA's daily. You will be notified through your SCC email once your FAFSA is received. If we do not have your FAFSA, make sure you added our school code to your application: 002961.

The 2023-24 FAFSA opened October 1, 2022 and will not go into effect until Fall 2023. Keep an eye on your SCC email for more information.

Sandhills can not hold checks or deposit funds into a bank account. All checks are mailed to the address on file with admissions. You can contact admissions at (910) 695-3725 or email sccadmissions@sandhills.edu. 

A negative balance in your self-service account means you are due for a refund. These funds can be used in the SCC bookstore or you can wait and have these funds disbursed later in the semester. A positive balance means you have a balance due to the business office. You may contact the business office at (910) 695-3721 or (910) 695-3951.

Yes! You are never required to have financial aid in place to register. Please be sure to have all financial aid documents turned in by the deadline or be prepared to pay by the last day to pay. If your financial aid is approved after you have paid out of pocket, you will be reimbursed the amount of financial aid you received.

Once your FAFSA is submitted, it takes about 3-5 business days before we will receive the application. Once we have imported the application, you will be notified via your student email. This email will provide information about what documents need to be completed and where to complete them.

We are processing all incoming forms daily. We ask that you allow 2-3 business days for processing. During peak times, we ask that you allow 3-5 business days. If you have submitted a verification form, please know it may take up to 2 weeks for those to be fully processed.