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Cal Grant B This award provides low-income students with a living allowance and assistance with tuition and fees. Pacific College students are eligible for the first year to receive an allowance of up to $1,672 for books and living expenses. Attending 1 - 24 semester credits is a freshman year student. Subsequent year awards, the access award, plus a tuition and fee award equal to Cal Grant A. The exception will be for Students With Dependent Children (SWD). Cal Grant B will help pay tuition and fees in the same amount equal to a Cal Grant A. Students with a dependent child (SWD) under the age of 18 will receive an allowance of up to $6,000. Units Enrolled Per Semester Annual Award Amount Award Amount Per Semester 12 or More Units $1656 $828 9-11.5 Units $1242 $621 6 - 8.5 Units $828 $414 Less than 6 Units No award No award Cal Grant C This award assists students in the occupational or vocational program with school expenses related to the LVN program. The full-time, full -year Cal Grant C award is $2,462 and $547 for books and supplies. Students with a dependent child (SWD) under 18 years old will receive an allowance of up to $6,000. Chafee Grant The Chafee Grant program is available to any applicant who is or was in foster care for at least one day between the ages of 16 and 18 as a dependent or ward of the court, has financial need, and not have reached their 26th birthday as of July 1 of the award year. Recipients may qualify for up to $5,000 a year. Find more information on the California Chafee Grant website: https://chafee.csac.ca.gov/. California Dream Act California Dream Act Application (CADAA) allows undocumented and documented students who meet the nonresident tuition exemption eligibility requirements to apply for and receive state -funded financial aid such as Cal Grant and Chafee Grant. Find more information on the California Dream Act website: http://dream.csac.ca.gov/. Professional Judgment/Dependency Override Except under unusual circumstances, a student's expected family contribution (EFC) may not be adjusted. The adjustment is based on data element changes provided on the FAFSA. Professional Judgment is used to recognize a special circumstance related to a student's application for federal student aid that might warrant an adjustment to the EFC. A Dependency Override is also allowed under the professional judgment provision, as well. Circumstances under which Professional Judgment may be considered: 26 2020-2021 Catalog Pacific College