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The California College Promise Grant (CCPG), formerly known as the Board of Governors (BOG) Fee Waiver, is a state financial assistance program offered through the California Community College system.

What does the CCPG do?
The CCPG waives a student’s enrollment fees.

How do I apply for the CCPG?
If you are a US citizen or eligible non-citizen, complete the FAFSA for the award year in which you would like your fees waived. If you are an undocumented student with AB540 status, apply using the CA Dream Act Application (CADAA). Once we receive your FAFSA or CADAA (usually 3-7 days later), we will determine your eligibility and apply any waivers immediately.

Who is eligible?
There are several methods for becoming eligible for the CCPG fee waiver.

Part A: Students receiving TANF/CalWORKs, SSI/SSP or General Assistance. Additional documentation required.

Eligibility is confirmed for independent students if the benefits are received by the student in their name and for dependent students if the parent(s) receive benefits as a primary source of income.

Part B: Students who meet low-income criteria. The income levels are adjusted annually and can be found on the Chancellor’s Office website.

Part C: Students whose FAFSA or CADAA application indicates an unmet financial need equal or greater than the enrollment fees for a full-time student (24 units).

Part D: Students who, at the time of enrollment, are homeless youths as defined in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and are under 25 years of age.

Special Classifications

Students who are:
⦁ Dependents of California National Guard members;
⦁ Dependents of veterans;
⦁ Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents;
⦁ Surviving dependents of the September 11, 2001 attacks;
⦁ Dependents of law enforcement or fire suppression personnel; and/or
⦁ Exonerated of a crime by writ of habeas corpus or pardon.

⦁ 2023-24 CCPG – California College Grant Application (English)

⦁ 2023-24 CCPG – California College Grant Application (Spanish)

⦁ 2024-25 CCPG – California College Grant Application (English)

⦁ 2024-25 CCPG – California College Grant Application (Spanish)

How do I maintain eligibility?
In addition to the eligibility criteria, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and complete more than 50% of the coursework they attempt. If they fail to meet either of those conditions in two consecutive primary terms, they will lose eligibility for the CCPG fee waiver. Students who have become ineligible may file a CCPG Fee Waiver Appeal if they have special circumstances that led to their poor performance.

The California College Promise Grant (CCPG), formerly known as the Board of Governors (BOG) Fee Waiver, is a state financial assistance program offered through the California Community College system. All California residents are encouraged to apply for a state funded CCPG to meet the California Community College mandatory enrollment fee.

2021-2022 (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022)

2022-23

Attention Students

Plan ahead to apply for Financial Aid before registering for classes! Financial Aid is a process that starts with the FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov (or CADAA https://dream.csac.ca.gov/ for AB-540 students). Your financial aid application must be electronically processed by the federal (or state) government before it is sent to Solano Community College which can take between 3-7 days. Solano Community College electronically evaluates your CCPG fee waiver eligibility when your application is received in our system and notifies you through your MySolano email and Financial Aid tab under the appropriate aid year.

  • Summer 2021 term: Apply with 2020-2021 FAFSA (or CADAA) through June 30, 2021.
  • Fall 2021 term: Apply with the 2021-2022 FAFSA (or CADAA) through June 30, 2022.

Don’t delay! Plan ahead to complete the financial aid application process before registering for classes!

CCPG Fee Waiver Eligibility

Once you’ve qualified for the CCPG Fee Waiver, it is important to ensure that you are meeting the academic and progress standards in order to avoid losing the fee waiver.

Academic – Sustain a GPA of 2.0 or higher
If your cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 for two (2) consecutive primary terms (fall and spring semesters are primary terms at Solano) you may lose your fee waiver eligibility
Progress – Complete more than 50% of your coursework
If the cumulative number of courses you successfully complete falls below 50% in two (2) consecutive primary terms (fall and spring semesters are primary terms at Solano) you may lose your fee waiver eligibility.
Combination of Academic and Progress Standards
Any combination of two consecutive terms of cumulative GPA below 2.0 and/or cumulative course completion less than 50% may result in loss of fee waiver eligibility.

You will be notified within 30 days of the end of each term if you are being placed on either Academic (GPA) and/or Progress (Course Completion) probation. Your notification will include the information that a second term of probation will result in loss of fee waiver eligibility. After the second consecutive term of probation, you may lose eligibility for the fee waiver at your next registration opportunity.

Loss of Enrollment Priority/CCPG Fee Waiver Appeal
Please review and print Loss of Enrollment Priority + CCPG Appeal here.

CCPG Fee Waiver

Enrollment fee(s) for qualifying students who are California residents will be waived who meet CCPG FW eligibility requirements in one (1) of the three (3) ways:

CCPG Fee Waiver A:

  • Be a California resident.
  • Apply with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at www.fafsa.gov, or use the CCPG Fee Waiver application above.
  • Be a recipient of CalWORKS/TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), or SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Program), or General Assistance/General Relief at the time of enrollment.
  • You are a dependent of or recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
  • You are a dependent of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
  • Provide documentation of receiving CalWORKS/TANF, or SSI/SSP, or Untaxed Income Verification form of cash benefits currently received at time of enrollment.
  • Documentation may include a copy of correspondence from the local office of Public Assistance which identifies the student (or family members if applicable) and indicates that a monthly payment is being awarded for the current or prior month. This may include a copy of an Adjustment-to-Benefits letter, Notice of Action or Aid Verification Summary that show current receipt of CalWORKS/TANF, SSI/SSP, or General Assistance/General Relief and the amount of the grant.
  • You have documentation from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that you’ve been exonerated of a crime by writ of habeas corpus or pardon.

CCPG Fee Waiver B:

CCPG Fee Waiver C:

  • Be a California resident.
  • Apply with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at www.fafsa.gov.
  • Demonstrate minimum need threshold of $1,104.00 based upon FAFSA data.
  • The minimum need threshold shall be in effect for the 2019-2020 aid year (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020).

-GET CONNECTED-
Check your MySolano student email account for CCPG Fee Waiver eligibility notification! The CCPG Fee Waiver will be reflected on MySolano “Print Schedule Bill” after enrolling in courses.

-AB-540 Students-
The California Dream Act of 2011 (AB130/131) provides undocumented and documented students who meet certain provisions to apply for and receive state administered financial aid (AB-130) and community college fee waivers (AB 131). Effective January 2013 (Spring 2013) the CCPG fee waiver application became available.

CA Dream Act

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