FAFSA

This ID is a username and password you use to log into U.S. Department of Education online systems. You use this ID every year you fill out a FAFSA and through the lifetime of your federal student loans.

You should create your FSA ID at least 7 days before completing your FAFSA.

Anyone who will contribute to your FAFSA will need their own FSA ID. This could include your parent, stepparent, or spouse.

You may file your FAFSA starting on October 1 for the following academic year.  You must complete a FAFSA each academic year to determine eligibility.

It is in your best interest to file the FAFSA as early as possible, as some funds may be limited. Other deadlines are as follows: EICC's priority deadline is March 1, and the State of Iowa’s deadline is July 1.

To make sure you can meet the tuition payment deadline and use financial aid to purchase books, EICC has established the following priority financial aid processing deadlines. File your FAFSA and submit all required paperwork to the Financial Aid Office on or before these deadlines:

• July 15 (fall semester) 
• December 1 (spring semester)
• May 1 (summer semester)

For all of our important deadlines, please see the Important Dates for Financial Aid page.

You will use your taxes from the prior-prior year. For example, students entering college in the fall of 2025 can use their family’s tax information from 2023. Those entering in the fall of 2026 can use their information from 2024 and so on.

If your parents are divorced or separated, the parent who provides the greater portion of your financial support will have to report their information on your FASFA application.

The EICC Federal School Codes are as follows:

• Clinton Community College (CCC) Code 001853
• Muscatine Community College (MCC) Code 001882
• Scott Community College (SCC) Code 004074

A student who plans to enroll at more than one EICC campus, should use the federal code of the campus that is granting the degree. (Example: a student who is degree seeking at MCC but is taking classes at both MCC and SCC would use MCC's code.)

If you don’t know your school’s federal school code, you can always search by school name instead.

The U.S. Department of Education will send you a confirmation email after your FAFSA has been submitted. After your FAFSA has been processed by the Department of Education, you will receive a FAFSA Submission Summary email.

The Financial Aid Office may require additional documentation before your financial aid can be processed. You will be notified through your EICC email address if more information is required.

Once your FAFSA has been processed by the Financial Aid Office, you will be notified through your EICC email of your financial aid offer indicating the types of financial aid you qualify for, how much, and how to proceed. Please be advised that eligibility is based on full-time enrollment and students enrolled at less than full-time status will have their awards prorated according to their enrollment level.

Your financial aid funds will be automatically applied to your tuition and fees first. Any remaining funds will be refunded to you through Bank Mobile.

Your financial aid can be used to purchase your books and course materials.  Most books and course materials are added to your EICC account and automatically covered by financial aid through the Flat Rate Access Program. You can learn more about the Flat Rate Access Program at eicc.edu/bookstore. If you have course materials that are not covered by the Flat Rate Access Program, or you have opted out of the Flat Rate Access Program, then you can still use your remaining financial aid to purchase books and materials through EICC’s online bookstore at eicc.textbookx.com. If you do not have enough financial aid funds left to pay for all of your bookstore charges, then you will need to pay the difference using personal funds.