Clackamas Community College (CCC) class of 2016 cohort

Published

Hello! I thought I could start this thread to gather as many CCC nursing students who were just accepted into the program. I figured we could share our stories and get ready for our world as nursing students at Clackamas! Congrats to everyone and let's begin this journey! I am so excited!

For financial aid reasons thanks I'm thinking writing online is the way to go. Have you taken either bio classes yet?

@JaymeeL...if you're just taking classes for financial aid reasons, maybe think about medical terminology? If you haven't already taken it, you could take that. It's a 4 credit class and offered online at PCC and it'll help you with nursing (recognition of words, learning how to break them down). It seems like a lot of work, but, its really not. There are weekly quizzes and homework, but you'll breeze right through them. I took it last term and got an A and I think it was beneficial for me in terms of being able to break down words into the root meanings for sure. I took ----------------------------.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thank u I have taken medical term a while ago anf it was very helpful. Alewis513 thanks for letting me know. I think I'm going to talk to an advisor and try me plan for the upcoming terms. I may just deal with 9 credits if I get enough financial aid.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I will be doing the same. I will let you know if I find out anything interesting or important regarding financial aid and so on.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Do you know if we need to talk to one of the nursing advisors or just a general advisor?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thank you for that alewiss513! I could have sworn we only needed WR 121 & WR122 if they were 4 credits. So happy about that! Also, To those who are worried about being full time for FA, you really only get like $400 more if you're full-time compared to 3/4 time, so it's not that big of a difference. Unfortunately, what they do cut is your grant money in this case which I do not appreciate, if that is your concern.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thank u for that. I was worried that it would be a big difference from full time to 3/4 time.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Thank u for that. I was worried that it would be a big difference from full time to 3/4 time.

I just checked mine and it's actully more around the $650 mark. Sorry. FA cut my pell grant and oregon grant money. So annoying. Still, $650 is not so bad... Just wanted to correct myself.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanks. If you don't mind me asking when did you apply for financial aid for CCC? I applied in may 1st and haven't heard anything from then we in regards to an award letter

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Thanks. If you don't mind me asking when did you apply for financial aid for CCC? I applied in may 1st and haven't heard anything from then we in regards to an award letter

Do you mean filled out your FASFA in May??? if that's the case it will take a while. I filled out my FASFA in January. CCC should get to your FASFA soon if you have sent in all the documents, such as Financial aid form for Nursing program, verification form, etc.... If you look under my documents in your CCC account, it will tell you all that you need. Have you got all of that filled out yet?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I did mine online and it was accepted and sent to CCC. I've checked all tabs in the financial aid section of my clackamas and there is nothing. Im thinking of calling to see if it was received.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
I did mine online and it was accepted and sent to CCC. I've checked all tabs in the financial aid section of my clackamas and there is nothing. Im thinking of calling to see if it was received.

Maybe you should but, I'm sure it's coming soon. Yes, you will see any forms under my documents that they have received or still need from you, so, maybe they haven't received it yet, meaning, they haven't gotten to it yet. Have you already earned a degree (BS, AS) from somewhere else? If so , you will also need to file for a FA time -frame extension as well and have the nursing adviser fill it out. So annoying how many things we have to do just to get aid. Stressful.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Also, jaymeeL, Look under the my documents tab, not the Financial aid tab to see if they need more documents form you or have received them already. I just noticed this was the tab you said you were looking under.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion