Financial Aid

On April 26, 2026, the Department of Education made changes to the 2026-2027 FAFSA application that has delayed out ability to process files within ctcLink. Bellevue College cannot process any new or corrected FAFSA applications submitted on or after April 26, 2026 at this time. The earliest we can expect to process files it late June.

• If you submitted your FAFSA before April 26: Your application has likely been received and is being processed. Please check ctcLink and your email for any required documents or updates from our office.
• If you submitted your FAFSA or made corrections after April 26: Your application cannot be processed yet. If you are expecting aid for the Summer quarter, it will be delayed and impact our ability to place a hold on your account to protect you from being dropped for non-payment. Please make alternative arrangements to cover your expenses until your financial aid is ready.
• WASFA and 2025-2026 FAFSA/WASFA applications are NOT affected. We are processing these files as usual. Students should not file the WASFA instead of the FAFSA because of this issue, as it can create problems and delay aid further.

We expect a resolution to this issue before Fall quarter begins. However, this does delay our processing and you may not hear about your Fall quarter aid until later this summer or closer to Fall.

The college is working to minimize impacts to our students and communicate as much as possible. We do, however, encourage student to make alternative arrangements to cover expenses until financial aid is ready