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I Am A Part-Time Student. Can I Get Aid?

Generally, the Financial Aid Office will pay your financial aid based on the amount of credits you are enrolled in on tuition due date.  An exception is the PELL Grant which sometimes pays a small amount for less-than-half-time enrollment. 

 
  1/4 time 
1-5 credits
1/2 time 
6-8 credits
3/4 time 
9-11 credits
Full time
12+ credits
 Federal Pell Grant *  25% 50%  75%  100%
 Federal SEOG Grant  100% 100%  100%  100%
 Oregon Opportunity Grant not eligible 50%**  50%** 100%
 Academic Competitiveness Grant not eligible not eligible  not eligible  100%
 COCC Foundation Scholarship not eligible  50% 75%  100%
 Honors Scholarship not eligible not eligible not eligible 100%
 Federal Student Loans not eligible 100% 100%  100%

* Annual Pell Grant of $1400 cannot be calculated with the above percentages.
**Annual OOG less than $800 will not pay if student is enrolled in less than full time.