Financial Aid at CPTC

When you invest in your education at CPTC, you invest in yourself and your future success. The skills and training you receive add real, significant value to your employment and educational opportunities. If you think you might have difficulty paying for your education at CPTC, we encourage you to apply for financial aid.

2026 – 2027 Priority Processing Deadlines

Summer 2026: May 15, 2026

Fall 2026: June 26, 2026

Winter 2027: November 13, 2026

Spring 2027: February 19, 2027

_{2025-2026 Priority Processing Deadlines}

• Summer 2025: May 23, 2025
• Fall 2025: June 27, 2025
• Winter 2026: November 14, 2025
• Spring 2026: February 20, 2026

** Students who do not complete their files by the posted deadlines should plan to cover their educational costs until their file is awarded. A completed file includes a valid FAFSA or WASFA and submission of all requested forms or required documentation such as Institutional form, verification form, taxes, citizenship proof, copy of high school or GED. 

To ensure that all requirements are met, students should apply and complete their files at least three months before the quarter they want to start school. We appreciate your patience and encourage you to monitor your ctcLink account for messages, tasks and updates. 

All required items are shown in the Student Tasks on the Student Homepage of ctcLink (for example Institutional Form, Verification Worksheet, IRS 1040 tax return form, etc.) must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office. Applications for financial aid are processed in the order received on a rolling basis.

In order for a tuition hold to be placed on a student’s account, students must have a completed Financial Aid file by the posted Priority processing dates.

TUITION HOLDS

Spring 2026 quarter Tuition Holds were posted for students who had completed Financial aid files by 2/20/26. 

If you are expecting financial aid, scholarships, workforce funding, or veterans benefits, please verify there is a TUITION HOLD on your ctcLink account titled Tuition Deferred-Possible FA. 

Financial Aid applications are not considered complete until a Valid FAFSA/WASFA application has loaded into ctcLink and all of the checklist items listed in your ctcLink “To Do’s” have been submitted/resolved. Items may include:

• Institutional Form
• Verification forms (V1,V4,V5)
• Tax documents
• Copy of high school diploma or GED
• Proof of citizenship

Non completion of checklist items will stop your application from processing.

Past priority processing deadlines may be in that year's Academic Catalog. 

NOTICE: Students who do not complete their financial aid files by the posted deadlines above are responsible for payment of their tuition/fees and any books/supplies/tools that are needed before their file is awarded.

For other payment options such as the tuition installment plan or Workforce Education funding, please visit Ways to Pay For CPTC.