Financial Aid & Scholarships


Students can change their major during the fall semester until September 1st, during the spring semester until February 1st and during the summer until June 15th. After these dates, no major changes will be made during the remainder of each semester.

The Financial Aid Office at Labette Community College assists you in getting the maximum amount of aid you are eligible to receive. Our programs include scholarships, Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Education Grants, Federal Workstudy, Direct Loans and Institutional Workstudy. Please look through the following links to find out just how easy it is to apply for Financial Aid.

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Tentative Disbursement Dates:

Fall 2023 Offer Refund
September September 27, 2023
October October 25, 2023
November November 15, 2023
December December 13, 2023
Spring 2024 Offer Refund
February February 22, 2024
March March 27, 2024
April April 17, 2024
May May 8, 2024
Summer 2024
Offer Refund
June June 26, 2024
July  July 24, 2024
Students will receive email notification 2 days prior to disbursement.
Refund checks are available in the Business Office at 10:00am on the day of disbursement.

Important Financial Aid Dates

Printable Important Financial Aid Dates
Follow these dates to ensure your aid will be ready when classes begin. You can track your financial aid file progress on the RedZone. In addition, it is your responsibility to check your LCC email for college correspondence.

Fall Semester

March 1st: Last day for graduating high school seniors to complete the online scholarship form for Academic and Foundation scholarships**.
April 1st: Suggested date to complete the FAFSA to get your file complete before classes begin.
July 1st:

Must have your financial aid file complete to be eligible* to charge books for the Fall semester. Your file is complete when you receive an award letter.

End of 2nd Week of Classes:

Must complete online scholarship form for preference for Fall semester**. Last day to drop for full refund and last day to change your major for the Fall semester.

1st Thursday in November:

Last day to turn in all required forms and documents to complete financial aid file for Fall semester/Fall disbursement. Students requesting a loan must complete all three steps of the Direct Student Loan Process.

2nd Thursday in November: Last day to turn in appeal form and degree audit for the Fall semester/Fall disbursement. If the appeal form for Fall aid is not turned in today, you will not be eligible for federal financial aid for the Fall semester.

 

Spring Semester

December 15th:

Must have your financial aid file complete to be eligible* to charge books for the Spring semester. Your file is complete when you receive an award letter.

End of 2nd week of classes:

Must complete online scholarship form for preference for Spring semester**. Last day to drop for full refund and last day to change your major for the Spring semester.

1st Thursday in April:

Last day to turn in all required forms and documents to complete financial aid file for Spring semester/Spring disbursement. Students requesting a loan must complete all three steps of the Direct Student Loan Process.

2nd Thursday in April:

Last day to turn in appeal form and degree audit for the Spring semester. If the appeal form for Spring aid is not turned in today, you will not be eligible for federal financial aid for the Spring semester.

 

Summer Term

(For Summer financial aid, you must complete the Summer Financial Aid Application on our website.)

Last Thursday in May:

Must have your financial aid file complete to be eligible* to charge books for the Summer semester. Your file is complete when you receive an award letter.

End of 1st week of classes:

Must complete online scholarship form for preference for Summer semester**. Last day to drop for full refund and last day to change your major for the Summer semester.

1st day of July classes: Last day to turn in all required forms to complete financial aid file for Summer semester/Summer disbursement. Students requesting a loan must complete all three steps of the Direct Student Loan Process. Last day to turn in appeal form and degree audit for the Summer semester/previous Spring semester.

*Eligibility to charge your books depends upon the amount of your award.
**Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis due to limited funds.

Contact Information

Please email from your
LCC email account to:

Main Campus

Megan Fugate

Director of Financial Aid
(620) 820-1246
financialaid@labette.edu

Brandi McCall

Financial Aid Counselor
(620) 820-1226
financialaid@labette.edu

Sara Nickell

Financial Aid Specialist
(620) 820-1219
financialaid@labette.edu

Theresa Hundley

Dean of Enrollment Management
(620) 820-1274
financialaid@labette.edu