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Apply Now – Complete Your FAFSA

Complete Your FAFSA

To apply for federal student aid, you need to complete the FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Completing the FAFSA is simple and fast, but best of all, it’s FREE! It will also provide you access to the largest source of financial aid to pay for college. Your FAFSA information will also be used to determine eligibility for available state and school aid.

Financial Aid Information

Follow these Steps:

Keep your Student record updated

Meet with my academic advisor

  • Make sure you’re going to meet all of your degree requirements.

Keep your student record updated.

1) Determine the Academic Year of Your FAFSA

You must complete the FAFSA for every academic year you plan to attend.

  • 2025-2026 Academic Year includes: Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026
    • Complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA using your 2023 income/tax/financial information.

  • 2026-2027 Academic Year includes: Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027

    • Complete the 2026-2027 FAFSA using your 2024 income/tax/financial information.
2) Ensure You Have the Proper Information and Documents
  • Social Security Number
  • Income information for the correct year – 2023 information for the 2025-2026 FAFSA; 2024 information for the 2026-2027 FAFSA:
    • Dependent Students must obtain the following for themselves and their parents: W-2 Forms, Federal Tax Returns, Untaxed income (i.e. child support, worker’s compensation, etc.), Bank statements, Investment, and business information
      • In order to invite parent(s) to contribute to the dependent student’s FAFSA, the student must have the parent(s)’s Social Security Number and email address. Parents without SSNs should enter all 0’s in the SSN blank.
    • Independent Students must obtain the following for themselves and their spouse, if married: W-2 Forms, Federal Tax Returns, Untaxed income (i.e. child support, worker’s compensation, etc.), Bank statements, Investment, and business information
      • In order to invite their spouse to contribute to the dependent student’s FAFSA, the student must have the spouse’s Social Security Number and email address. Spouses without SSNs should enter all 0’s in the SSN blank.
  • Alien Registration or Permanent Resident Card, for eligible noncitizens
Keep your Student record updated

Meet with my academic advisor

  • Make sure you’re going to meet all of your degree requirements.

Keep your student record updated.

3) Find Resources to Help
  • Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSAÂź) form can be a straightforward and easy process. Follow these tips to help you create your StudentAid.gov account and complete the FAFSA.
4) Complete the FAFSA
  • Create a StudentAid.gov account if you are a first-time applicant.
    • If you have previously applied for Federal Student Aid, your FSA ID will now become your StudentAid.gov account. Please use your FSA ID and password to log in.
    • The StudentAid.gov account will be used to electronically sign your FAFSA.
    • Write down your StudentAid.gov username and password and do not share – you will use these same credentials for every academic year.
    • You will need one for yourself (and one for each parent identified as a contributor if you are a dependent student).
    • If you are married, your spouse is a contributor and will also need a studentaid.gov account.
  • Log in with your StudentAid.gov account and complete the FAFSA.
    • Be sure to include Leeward CC’s school code: 004549.
    • Review the FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS) you receive once your FAFSA has been processed by the government, after you submit your FAFSA.
      • Review for accuracy.
      • Make corrections, if necessary.

Contact Information

Contact the Financial Aid Office
Please use your UH email account when communicating with us via email. Please also include your student ID # in your message. If you do not have a UH email account, “Get a UH Username!” to create an account. Our response time for emailed questions may take an estimated 3–5 business days during peak times.

Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Address:
96-045 Ala Ike, AD 201 (Student Services Welcome Center)
Pearl City, HI 96782

Phone: (808) 455-0606
Fax: (808) 454-8804
Email: lccfao@hawaii.edu
Federal School Code: 004549