Important Financial Aid Dates and Information

Deadlines for FAFSA, CADAA , Loans, and SAP Appeal along with Disbursement Dates and other important information.

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FAFSA, CADAA, Loan, and SAP Appeals Deadlines

2025-2026 Important Deadline Dates

(For Fall 2025, Spring 2026 Summer 2026)

2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

FAFSA Application – June 30, 2026
Entitlement Cal Grant – March 2, 2026
California Promise Grant only – June 30, 2026
All Verification Documents – received by June 30, 2026
Federal Pell Grant – June 30, 2026

2025-2026 California Dream Act Application

Entitlement Cal Grant – March 2, 2026
California Promise Grant only – June 30, 2026

2025-2026 Student Loans (Last Day to Request)

Fall Term – November 12, 2025
Spring Term – April 15, 2026

2025-2026 SAP Appeals (Last Day to Submit)

Fall Term – November 12, 2025
Spring Term – April 15, 2026

2026-2027 Important Deadline Dates

(For Fall 2026, Spring 2027 Summer 2027)

2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

FAFSA Application – June 30, 2027
Entitlement Cal Grant – March 2, 2027
California Promise Grant only – June 30, 2027
All Verification Documents – received by July 16, 2027

2026-2027 California Dream Act Application (CADAA)

Entitlement Cal Grant – March 2, 2027
California Promise Grant only – June 30, 2027

2026-2027 Student Loans (Last Day to Request)

Fall Term – November 12, 2026
Spring Term – April 16, 2027

2026-2027 SAP Appeals (Last Day to Submit)

Fall Term – November 12, 2026
Spring Term – April 21, 2027
Summer Term – July 8, 2027

2026-2027 2nd Level - SAP Appeals (Last Day to Submit)

Fall Term – November 29, 2026
Spring Term – May 9, 2027
Summer Term – July 25, 2027

Degree Audit

All student courses are evaluated to determine if each course is applicable to the completion of a student’s program. Courses that are not part of a student’s program of choice, or any additional courses needed for transfer, are not courses that are covered with Federal financial aid. Other Financial Assistance may be used to cover these courses.

Courses COVERED by Federal Aid	Courses NOT COVERED by Federal Aid
Mandatory courses for your active San Joaquin Delta College major.	Courses that fall outside your active program of study.
Required electives specified by your Delta College program.	Courses taken solely for transfer to another college (if they aren't required for your San Joaquin Delta College degree).
	"Recommended" courses that are not strictly required.

Enrollment Status

Expand to view the various enrollment credit hours, enrollment category, and enrollment intensity percentages.

Financial Aid Enrollment Statuses are the same for every semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Credit Hours (Title IV Eligible ONLY)	Enrollment Category (Previous)	Enrollment Intensity
12 units (or more)	Full Time	100% Pell Award
11	Three-Quarter Time	92%
10	Three-Quarter Time	83%
9	Three-Quarter Time	75%
8	Half-Time	67%
7	Half-Time	58%
6	Half-Time	50%
5	Less-than-half-time	42%
4	Less-than-half-time	33%
3	Less-than-half-time	25%
2	Less-than-half-time	17%
1	Less-than-half-time	8%

Census Dates

Census date is the date that Financial Aid uses to lock Pell Grant / Cal Grant eligibility for each students each semester for courses you are enrolled in. Any Adjustment to courses on or before the course census date may affect your eligibility for Federal Student Aid Program

Spring 2026 Census Dates

Session	Start Date	End Date	Census Date
Regular Start Full (1)	1/9/26	5/15/26	1/26/26
8 Week - First (8W1)	1/12/26	3/8/26	1/22/26
5 Week - First (5W1)	1/19/26	2/22/26	1/26/26
16 Week (16W)	1/19/26	5/15/26	2/9/26
14 Week (14W)	1/26/26	5/8/26	2/9/26
12 Week (12W)	2/2/26	5/3/26	2/16/26
5 Week - Second (5W2)	2/23/26	4/5/26	3/2/26
8 Week - Second (8W2)	3/16/26	5/10/26	3/25/26
5 Week - Third (5W3)	4/26/26	5/10/26	4/13/26

*Accelerated Session (MIN): Varies - Please look up specific class Key Dates in MyDelta or check the course syllabus

*EFFECTIVE 2025-2026: Late Start Courses & other modules within a semester, will not be counted for financial aid eligibility if you drop that course before the course census date.

Fall 2026 Census Dates

Session	Start Date	End Date	Census Date
Regular Start Full	8/14/26	12/11/26	8/31/26
5 Week - First	8/17/26	9/20/26	8/24/26
8 Week - First	8/17/26	10/11/26	8/24/26
16 Week (16W)	8/24/26	12/11/26	9/14/26
14 Week (14W)	8/31/26	12/6/26	9/21/26
12 Week (12W)	9/14/26	12/6/26	9/30/26
5 Week - Second	9/28/26	11/1/26	10/5/26
8 Week - Second	10/12/26	12/6/26	10/22/26
5 Week - Third	11/2/26	12/6/26	11/9/26

Spring 2027 Census Dates

Session	Start Date	End Date	Census Date
Regular Start Full	1/15/27	5/21/27	2/1/27
5 Week - First	1/25/27	2/28/27	2/1/27
8 Week - First	1/18/27	3/14/27	1/29/27
16 Week (16W)	1/25/27	5/21/27	2/16/27
14 Week (14W)	2/14/27	5/16/27	2/22/27
12 Week (12W)	2/8/27	5/9/27	2/25/27
5 Week - Second	3/1/27	4/11/27	3/8/27
8 Week - Second	3/22/27	5/16/27	4/1/27
5 Week - Third	4/12/27	5/16/27	4/19/27

Summer 2027 Census Dates

Session	Start Date	End Date
Regular Start Full (1)	5/31/27	8/6/27
5 Week - First (5W1)
8 Week - First (8W1)
6 Week (6W1)
5 Week 2nd (5W2)

Disbursement Dates

Credit Balance Disbursements

Please be aware that schools have up to 14 days from the time your funding is applied to your student account to release your funds. Although we try to get these credit balances to students within 2-3 days after funds are applied to your account, we may experience some unforeseen circumstances that could hold up this process. Funding will ultimately be released by no later than the 14th day.

Summer 2026 Disbursement Calendar: 01/09/2026 - 05/15/2026

Application Completion Date	Disbursement Date	Disbursement Type
1/9/26	1/16/26	1st Pell Grant Disbursement Direct Loans - Continuing Borrower All Scholarships All Program Specific Awards
1/23/26	1/30/26	Make-up Disbursement
2/20/26	2/27/26	Make-up Disbursement Direct Loans - New Loan Borrower ONLY Cal Grant, Student Success Completion Grant
3/20/26	3/27/26	2nd Pell Grant Disbursement Make-up Disbursement
4/24/26	5/1/26	*FINAL Make-up Disbursement

*If your file is not completed by this date, then funding will be awarded during the following semester as a Late Disbursement and is subject to rules and regulations for Late Disbursements.

** Disbursement delayed due to holiday.

Summer 2026 Disbursement Calendar: 05/26/2026 - 07/31/2026

Application Completion Date	Disbursement Date	Disbursement Type
5/22/26	5/29/26	All Financial Assistance No Loans or Cal Grant disbursed for Summer Term SSCG only for those completing 24 or 30 units
6/19/26	6/26/26	Make-up Disbursement
7/17/26	7/24/26	*FINAL Make-up Disbursement

*If your file is not completed by this date, then funding will be awarded during the following semester as a Late Disbursement and is subject to rules and regulations for Late Disbursements.

Fall 2026 Disbursement Calendar: 08/14/2026 - 12/11/2026

Application Completion Date	Disbursement Date
8/14/26	8/21/26
8/21/26	8/28/26
9/11/26	9/18/26
10/9/26	10/16/26
10/23/26	10/30/26
11/25/26	12/4/26

Spring 2027 Disbursement Calendar: 01/15/2027 - 05/21/2027

Application Completion Date	Disbursement Date
1/15/27	1/22/27
1/22/27	2/29/27
2/12/27	2/19/27
3/12/27	3/19/27
4/16/27	4/23/27
5/7/27	5/14/27

Summer 2027 Disbursement Calendar: 05/31/2027 - 08/06/2027

Application Completion Date	Disbursement Date
5/28/27	6/4/27
6/18/27	6/25/27
7/23/27	7/30/27

Additional information

Late start classes: You must be actively enrolled in late start courses in order for those units to be included in the disbursement. Make up disbursement will be disbursed to include late starting classes if there is an increase in the enrollment status.
Remedial units: Delta allows up to 30 remedial units to count toward your enrollment status. Units that exceed the maximum 30 units will not be included in the determination of the enrollment status.
Course 3rd repeat: Prior courses attempted and completed with a passing grade ("D" or higher) will not be included in the determination of the enrollment status if attempted for the third time.
ESL: ESL courses are not counted against the 30 remedial units that a student can take.

WARNING: To accept Federal financial aid at more than one institution, for the same enrollment period, is illegal. You will be required to repay the funds.

Fraud Policy

A student who attempts to obtain federal financial aid by fraudulent means will be reported to federal, state, and campus officials for prosecution. Such actions are, therefore, subject to Student Disciplinary actions and suspension of receiving financial aid for unsatisfactory conduct.