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Heartland Community College

Priority Deadlines & Refund Schedules

Important Financial Aid Dates FALL 2024

Dates listed are contingent on your completion of requested tasks listed on your tasks tile and if corrections need to be made to your FAFSA.  

Fall 2024 Grant Refund Schedule

Documents received by: Awarded by: Refund date:
August 9, 2024 August 30, 2024 September 23, 2024
September 13, 2024 September 27, 2024 October 18, 2024
October 11, 2024 October 25, 2024 November 8, 2024
November 15, 2024 November 22, 2024 December 13, 2024

 *final day to submit Fall 2024 documents is November 15, 2024.

Spring 2025 Grant Refund Schedule

Documents received by: Awarded by: Refund date:

 *final day to submit Spring 2024 documents is (posted soon).

Summer 2024 Grant Refund Schedule

Awarded by: Refund date:
June 7, 2024 June 24, 2024
July 12, 2024 July 26, 2024
 *final day to submit Summer 2024 is (July 1, 2024).

Fall 2024 Loan Refund Dates

Borrower Information Sheet, Entrance Loan Counseling, and Master Promissory Note must be completed and accepted by the dates below:

Loans accepted and loan steps completed by: Loan Refund Date:
September 13, 2024 October 11, 2024
October 21, 2024 November 4, 2024
November 13, 2024 December 2, 2024

*HCC reserves the right to change these dates. Last day to request loan for Fall is November 13, 2024.  

*verification must be completed by November 13, 2024 for loan eligibility. 
*full year loan requests after November 13, 2024 will not be processed until after the drop period for Spring 2025.
*cancellation of loans for fall 2024 begins September 9, 2024. if all loan checklist items are not completed and accepted prior to September 9, 2024.  For loan(s) to be re-instated you will need to contact the Financial Aid Office. 

Spring 2025 Loan Refund Dates

Borrower Information Sheet, Entrance Loan Counseling, and Master Promissory Note must be completed and accepted by the dates below:

Loans Accepted By: Loan Refund Dates:

 HCC reserves the right to change theses dates.

*Last day to process loans is (posted soon), if all loan task items are completed and loans accepted.  Cancellation of loans for Spring 2025 will begin (posted soon), if loans have not been accepted and all loan tasks not completed.
*Final cancellation of full year loans and Spring only loans is (posted soon). For Loan(s) to be re-instated you will need to contact the Financial Aid Office.

Summer 2025 Loan Refund Dates

New Borrowers

*First time borrowers or previous borrowers that have not borrowed during 24-25 year are considered new borrowers. Loans cannot be disbursed until at least 30 days after the first day of class. The loan will be divided into two disbursements at one time.

Student must complete summer loan request to borrow. Borrower Information Sheet, Entrance Loan Counseling, and Master Promissory Note must be completed and loan accepted by (posted soon).

Loans accepted by: Loan Refund date:

Continuing Borrowers Only

*Students are considered continuing borrowers if they have borrowed during the Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Summer Loan request is required and completion of the Borrower information, Entrance Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note.

Students that accepted and completed all steps by (posted soon) or prior will have two separate disbursements (divided in half). Each disbursement will be on separate dates.

First half of loans
Second half of loans

Loan Request submitted by (posted soon). Both disbursements on the same date

First half of loans
Second half of loans

 

(posted soon) is the last day to request summer loans and complete all loan checklist items.

Contact Us

Financial Aid Office

Community Commons Building (CCB), Room 1101
1500 W. Raab Rd.
Normal, IL 61761

Phone: 309-268-8020

Fax:309-268-7962

Email: FinAid@heartland.edu

To schedule an online or in -person appointment, please visit the Heartland Navigate tile found within your Student Center.

Walk-ins are available from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday