To address the pressing financial need of students due to the disruption of campus operations from coronavirus, these emergency financial aid grants are being made available directly to eligible students as outlined in the federal CARES Act legislation. At LCC, eligible high-need students are FAFSA recipients with an EFC of $0-$2,000 who were enrolled in 6 units or more in spring 2020. Students with an EFC of $0-$1,000 may receive up to $500, and students with an EFC of $1,000-$2,000 can expect up to $300, as long as they do not exceed their Cost of Attendance.
This emergency grant may be used for students' unmet financial need and unexpected expenses caused by COVID-19, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child-care expenses. Students that have a debt on their account are allowed but not required to use these funds towards paying off that debt. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the financial aid office at lccfinaid@lassencollege.edu or (530) 251-8849.
CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting
- Lassen Community College acknowledges that it signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the required Certification and Agreement. LCC acknowledges that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
- The total amount of funds that LCC received from the Department pursuant to the institution's Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students was $167,502.
- The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students to date under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is $100,800.
- The estimated total number of students at LCC eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act in Spring 2020 was 487 students.
- The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act thus far is 208.
- The methods used to determine which students received CARES Act Emergency Grants were as follows:
- Students with an EFC of $0-$1,000 received $500.
- Students with an EFC of $1001-$2,000 received $300.
- The instructions, directions, or guidance provided by LCC to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants was as follows…
- To address the pressing financial need of students due to the disruption of campus operations from coronavirus, these emergency financial aid grants are being made available directly to eligible students as outlined in the federal CARES Act legislation. At LCC, eligible high-need students are FAFSA recipients with an EFC of $0-$2,000 who were enrolled in 6 units or more in spring 2020. Students with an EFC of $0-$1,000 may receive up to $500, and students with an EFC of $1,000-$2,000 can expect up to $300, as long as they do not exceed their Cost of Attendance. This emergency grant may be used for students' unmet financial need and unexpected expenses caused by COVID-19, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child-care expenses. Students that have a debt on their account are allowed but not required to use these funds towards paying off that debt. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the financial aid office at lccfinaid@lassencollege.edu or (530) 251-8849.
Note: LCC has applied for the institutional portion of the CARES Act funding ($167,502), but has not yet received it. Reports will be attached here on how these monies are spent once we receive the funding.
