Accept Financial Aid Offer

Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer

Students have 30 days (unless otherwise stated in the letter) to accept their listed financial aid. If you don’t accept your Award Offer within 30 days, the funds will be canceled for you and immediately awarded to another student.

There is no exception to this policy, so it’s important that you accept your financial aid as soon as possible.

How to Accept Your Aid Offer

All Financial Aid Award Offers are accepted or declined in ctcLink. Learn more about how to Accept or Decline Awards Canvas Tutorial.

1. Step 1

   Log into ctcLink.

2. Step 2

   Select the FINANCIAL AID Tile.

3. Step 3

   Select the AID YEAR 2024.

4. Step 4

   Under AWARD SUMMARY, you will find your financial aid awards, select the  ACCEPT/DECLINE AWARDS link.

5. Step 5

   Check the ACCEPT or DECLINE box next to each award—do not leave any blank.  If the DECLINE box is grayed out, you cannot decline this on your own and will need to email the Financial Aid Office at financialaid@highline.edu for assistance.

6. Step 6

   Select the SUBMIT button.

7. Step 7

   A message box will appear, select the YES button to confirm your awards.

8. Step 8

   You will see a SUBMIT CONFIRMATION: THE SUBMIT WAS SUCCESSFUL when you have successfully accepted or declined your financial aid.

Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer Letter

The Financial Aid Offer Letter details all of the available financial aid funding that Highline can offer you to attend during the Academic Year and shows what you can expect each quarter.

You will receive funding for full-time enrollment unless stated otherwise in your offer. If you plan on taking less than 12 credits per quarter, your financial aid may change. Typically, students enrolled ¾ time will receive 75% of their full-time award, while half-time students may receive 50%-0% and less than half-time students may receive 25%-0% (sometimes 0%) of their full-time award. It’s important to note that the amount of funding you receive is dependent on your enrollment level.

Video: Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer

About Award Offer Acceptance

You can always decline your financial aid at a later date if you decide not to attend Highline or if you don’t want the funding.

Financial Aid comes with important rights and responsibilities. Your Financial Aid Offer has a section called Terms and Conditions that details these rights and responsibilities. When you accept your Award Offer you are agreeing that you have read, understand, and agree to follow all of the Terms and Conditions. This is a serious matter, and it’s important that you read everything carefully. If you don’t understand something, be sure you contact the Financial Aid Office and ask questions before you accept your Financial Aid Offer.

Loans are available at Highline. If you are interested in loans, please complete the Loan Request Form under our Forms section.

Questions

If you have questions about your award offer, email the Financial Aid Office at financialaid@highline.edu for assistance.