Applying for Financial Aid
1. Be admitted fully to River Parishes Community College in a degree program. Apply Online.
Financial Aid Priority Dates:
Summer Semester: April 1st
Fall Semester: June 1st
Spring Semester: November 1st
How to Apply for Financial Aid
STEP 1: Create a FSA ID.
STEP 2: Complete your FAFSA online.
- Complete the entire application (enter “0” if not applicable).
- Enter RPCC’s school code 037894 in “School Selection”.
- Sign the application with your FSA ID (and your parents, if dependent).
- Submit application.
- Once your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail from FAFSA.
*Please allow 5-7 business days after the receipt of e-mail for RPCC to retrieve your information.
STEP 3: Log in to your LoLA account to check the status of your financial aid/awards.***
- Check your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status in LoLA.
- If you are selected for verification, additional documents will be listed in LoLA as unsatisfied requirements.
- The financial aid office will make any necessary corrections.
- When your application is completely processed by the financial aid office, your award information will be available in L0LA.
- Students may accept, reduce, or decline financial aid offers in LoLA.
*If you are accepting a loan for the first time, you are required to complete an Entrance Counseling Session and electronically sign a Mastery Promissory Note (MPN) online at www.studentloans.gov.
Transfer Students:
If you have already completed a FAFSA for your present school, log back onto that FAFSA, add RPCC’s school code (037894), sign with your FSA ID and submit.
**All students are encouraged to log on to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) using his/her Federal Student Aid PIN and view Pell grant and/or student loan usage.
Online Student Access to Financial Aid
- Go to RPCC’s website.
- Click on the block entitled “Current Student”.
- Click on LoLA: Log On Louisiana.
- Click on LoLA under Log into LoLA.
- Enter your “User Name” and “Password” in the empty blocks provided, and click Login.
- Click on the words Financial Aid that are highlighted under “River Parish Community College” in the “Self Service Banner” block.
- Click on “River Parishes Community College” under the section entitled “Financial Aid Links”.
- Select the appropriate award year at the top of the page
- Select the tab containing the information you would like to view (such as requirements, satisfactory academic progress, award offer etc).
To accept Award:
- Go to RPCC’s website.
- Click on the block entitled “Current Student”.
- Click on LoLA: Log On Louisiana.
- Click on LoLA under Log into LoLA.
- Enter your “User Name” and “Password” in the empty blocks provided, and click Login.
- Click on the words Financial Aid that are highlighted under “River Parish Community College” in the “Self Service Banner” block.
- Click on “River Parishes Community College” under the section entitled “Financial Aid Links”.
- Select the appropriate award year at the top of the page
- Select Award Offer tab and scroll down to locate your award
- Select accept, decline or modify (specifying the amount) next to the award, then click submit.
- Review the 1st tab to verify no additional requirements are needed.
- Review Satisfactory Academic Progress tab to confirm eligibility.