Financial Aid Disbursement Schedule

General Information

Viewing Awards

Students can view awards online by selecting the “View Awards” link on their Student Center page. Student's official Award Notifications are emailed to Palomar College addresses only. Students should check their email regularly.

Awards and Adjustments

Award & enrollment reports are reviewed 10 days prior to each disbursement date. Awards will be adjusted on enrollment at the time of the review for the initial disbursement of the semester. Note: A student’s “payable” enrollment status may vary from actual enrollment due to appeal conditions and other eligibility issues.

“Freeze” Dates – Fall 2024: September 9th –  Spring 2025: February 10th - Summer 2025: TBA

The last day for all federal financial aid applicants who have been awarded to finalize class schedule activities for the semester. This applies to all registration, adds and drops for all types of classes: TV, on-line, semester length, short-term, late-start, accelerated, self-paced, etc. This freeze date determines each semester’s total award amount.

Summer Information 

Summer is considered a trailer semester for Federal Financial Aid (Pell Grants, Loans, FSEOG etc).  This means we will use your 2024/2025 FAFSA results to determine your eligibility for Summer 2025.  Conversely, for the California College Promise Grant (CCPG), we will need your 2025/2026 FAFSA or Dream Act application to determine your eligibility for CCPG in Summer 2025.

Late-Start Classes

Award disbursements for these courses may be delayed until actual enrollment status can be determined.

How Funds are Disbursed 

Beginning March 2025, you will have the option for Direct Deposit for some forms of aid. Please see our Information page for more details. The schedule below will also indicate which aid can be Direct Deposited

Address Changes

Must be submitted at least 5 working days prior to the expected disbursement date.

Students Right and Responsibilities  

Please see this important information regarding Students Rights and Responsibilities