To be eligible for a Direct Loan through the colleges of DCCCD:
- You must have a completed Financial Aid file, which means you must complete
Verification (if selected) and submit any required documents, including transcripts.
- If you have high loan balances, as reported on your Student Aid Report, you will be required to complete an
Excessive Loan Limit form so we can evaluate your remaining loan eligibility at the colleges of the Dallas County Community College District. If you are in this category, we will notify you before we process a Direct Loan. (The Excessive Loan Limit form can be downloaded from the financial aid Forms page.)
- We must receive and evaluate official transcripts from all other institutions you have attended before we can award a loan.
- You must meet the
Satisfactory Academic Progress standards as set by the colleges of the Dallas County Community College District.
- You must be registered in six (6) credit hours of course work. Flex courses that start prior to and end after the semester are not eligible.
- You must not have any prior institutional balance or blocks.
- You must choose your preferred refund/disbursement method through
eRefunds.
- You must complete a
Master Promissory Note for a college of the Dallas County Community College District.
- You must complete a
Loan Entrance Counseling Session.