Apply for Financial Aid

FAFSA Application

WASFA Application

Important Dates for Financial Aid

Quarter You Want to Start  Financial Aid Priority Date  Class Open Enrollment Begins  Tuition is Due  Quarter Begins  
          
Fall 2026  July 13, 2026 July 20, 2025  Sept. 10, 2026  Sept. 24, 2026  
Winter 2027  Oct. 19, 2026  Oct. 26, 2026 Dec. 21, 2026 Jan. 4, 2027  
Spring 2027  Feb. 1, 2027  Feb. 8, 2027  Mar. 15, 2027  Mar. 29, 2027 
Summer 2027  Apr. 26, 2027  May 3, 2027  June 7, 2026  June 21, 2027  

Students may apply for financial aid at any time during the academic year. Applications submitted after the priority processing date will still be reviewed, but aid determination may be delayed. If applying after the priority date, students should be prepared to pay tuition and fees by the due date to avoid being dropped for nonpayment.

Submission of 2026-2027 FAFSA with FSA ends June 30, 2027.

All required financial aid checklist items appear in the Student To-Do List on the ctcLink Student Homepage and must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office. Financial aid applications are processed in the order they are received.

Submit your FAFSA or WASFA

  • You can apply for financial aid in three simple steps
  • For instructions in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean HERE.
FAFSA Application StepsWASFA Application Steps
1.    Create an FSA ID

Go to www.studentaid.gov and create an account.

You will need your social security number and your own mobile phone number and/or email address.

1.     Create a WASFA account

Go to the WASFA Application webpage and create an account.

2.     Complete the FAFSA

Start your application at the FSA’s Complete the FAFSA Form webpage.

Use Bates’ school code: 012259.

Make sure you have your tax return available to answer the income questions.

Bates’ Financial Aid office will receive your FAFSA in 5-8 business days.

2.     Complete the WASFA

Use Bates’ school code: 012259.

Make sure you have your tax return available to answer the income questions.

Bates’ Financial Aid office will receive your WASFA in 5-8 business days.

3.     Submit other materials as requested by the Financial Aid Office

You may have to submit additional documents in order to be eligible for financial aid.

Applications cannot be processed until all required Student To-Do List items are completed.

Log in to the ctcLink Student Homepage to see if any additional documents are required.

 

What to DoHow to Do It
If you need additional funding, reach out to the WES office. You may be eligible for funding from one of their special funding programs.Visit Bates’ Workforce Education Services webpage and complete the “Do I Qualify?” survey.

What to DoHow to Do It
Complete steps 1 through 3 listed above.
If you need additional funding, Bates Technical College Foundation scholarships can provide financial assistance for educational expenses, including:

·       Tuition

·       Exams

·       Books and tools

·       Program supplies

 

Visit Bates Foundation’s Apply for Scholarships webpage and follow the student procedures to apply.

What to DoHow to Do It
Complete steps 1 through 3 listed above.
If you have been offered Federal Work Study (FWS) funding, you must apply to the program in order to receive that aid.Visit Bates’ Student Work-Study Program webpage and follow the student procedures to apply.

What to DoHow to Do It
Complete steps 1 through 3 listed above.
If you want to be considered for loans, you will need to complete additional applications. In most cases, loans are optional. If you are not eligible for grants, then a loan request is required to complete your application.You can download a loan application from the Financial Aid Forms webpage.

Regular timeframe:

  • It can take as little as one week for Financial Aid to process your eligibility for aid, after receiving your FAFSA.
  • Each correction or amendment that needs to be made to your file will cause a one-to-two-week delay.

Peak timeframe:

  • If your FAFSA can be processed by our automated system, your eligibility can be determined about one week after our office receives your FAFSA.
  • If you need to submit additional documents, they will need to be processed manually by our staff. During these peak timeframes, around the start of each quarter, it may take six to eight weeks for our staff to receive your documents in the queue.

In order to continue receiving aid, students must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Handbook. For more information, visit our SAP Policy webpage.

 

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Page Manager: FinancialAid@batestech.edu
Last Modified 8/21/2026