Financial Aid

Financial Aid

Albany Campus
Takena Hall, Room 117
faoffice@linnbenton.edu
541-917-4850, 541-917-4864 (fax)

  • Monday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Tuesday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Wednesday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
  • Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Friday: 9:00am - 3:00pm

Federal Financial Aid Changes

Congress recently passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), affecting several federal financial aid programs. Learn more about how these changes may affect you.

Financial Aid Update

Spring Term Disbursements

Attention students! Please review the following timeline for your Spring 2026 financial aid:

  • Disbursement Begins: April 7, 2026.
  • Processing Time: Per federal regulations, please allow three business days for the initial disbursement process to complete.
  • Refund Timeline: Once a credit appears on your student account, the Business Office has up to 14 days to issue a refund
  • What to Expect: While the official window is longer, most students typically see their refunds within four business days.

Pro tip: Make sure your direct deposit information is up to date to ensure you receive your funds as quickly as possible!

We're Here to Help

It’s one thing to get accepted by a college — quite another to make sure your education is paid for. Many students feel overwhelmed by the uncertainty and complexity of the funding process. But at LBCC, we’re here for you.

 

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Meet with a Financial Aid Advisor

Appointments are available in-person, by phone, or online:

FAFSA help (English)  FAFSA/ORSAA help (Spanish)  General questions (English)  General questions (Spanish)

 

What Aid Can I Get?

There are three basic sources of funds for college: grants, loans, and federal work-study. Each has different eligibility criteria and repayment requirements.

Types of Aid

How Do I Apply?

You will need to complete the FAFSA or the ORSAA application, satisfy any document requirements from our office, and accept your offer.

Apply for Aid

How Do I Remain Eligible?

You must meet certain requirements in order to continue receiving financial aid.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

What Happens If I Withdraw?

If you withdraw or stop attending, you may be required to return your financial aid.

Repayment

 

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Advice

Other

For institutions who have 30 or more borrowers entering repayment in a fiscal year, the institution’s cohort default rate is the percentage of its borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loans and/or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans during that fiscal year and default within the cohort default period.

The phrase "cohort default period" refers to the three-year period that begins on October 1 of the fiscal year when the borrower enters repayment and ends on September 30 of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the borrower entered repayment.

Item Fiscal Year
2019 2020 2021 2022
Default Rate 3.60% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Number in Default 37 1 0 0
Number in Repayment 1,018 982 921 777
Enrollment Figures 10,347 9,557 N/A N/A
Percentage Calculation 9.84% 10.28% N/A N/A

To provide context for the cohort default rate data, we include enrollment data (students registering at any time during the year) and a corresponding percentage (borrowers entering repayment divided by that enrollment figure). While there is no direct relationship between the timing of when a borrower entered repayment (October 1 through September 30) and any particular enrollment year, for the purpose of these date, we have chosen to use the academic year ending on the June 30 prior to the beginning of the cohort year (e.g. the 2020 fiscal year will use 2018-2019 enrollment).


Please refer to the Department of Education's Cohort Default Rate Guide for a more in-depth description of cohort default rates and how the rates are calculated.

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) requires educational institutions to develop and comply with a code of conduct that prohibits conflicts of interest for financial aid personnel. All LBCC financial aid professionals are expected to always maintain ethical behavior and exemplary standards of professional conduct in all aspects of carrying out their responsibilities.

The obligations in this Code of Conduct are in addition to any requirements imposed by state ethics laws, federal laws, or LBCC policies. In the event of duplication of policy, the stricter standard of ethical behavior will apply in all instances.

  1. No action will be taken by financial aid staff that is for their personal benefit or could be perceived to be a conflict of interest.
    1. Employees within the financial aid office will not award aid to themselves or their immediate family members. Staff will reserve this task to an institutionally designated person, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
    2. LBCC does not have a preferred lending agreement with any lender of private education loans. LBCC will not enter into a revenue-sharing arrangement with any lender or accept any private loan funds in exchange for the institution providing concessions to the private loan lender.
    3. Financial aid staff will not engage in the practice of recommending, promoting or endorsing private education loans for students who attend the Institution.
    4. A borrower's choice of a lender for a private education loan (available for high-cost programs only) will not be denied, impeded, or unnecessarily delayed by the institution.
    5. No amount of cash, gift, or benefit in excess of a de minimis amount shall be accepted by a financial aid staff member from any financial aid applicant (or his/her family) or from any entity doing business with or seeking to do business with the institution (including service on advisory committees or boards beyond reimbursement for reasonable expenses directly associated with such service).
    6. Financial aid staff are prohibited from receiving any fees, payments, or other financial benefits for consulting services including serving on the board of directors of a lender or loan servicer.
    7. LBCC's Financial Aid Office will not accept any assistance with call center staffing or financial aid office staffing from any lender or loan servicer.
  2. Information provided by the financial aid office is accurate, unbiased, and does not reflect preference arising from actual or potential personal gain.
  3. Institutional award notifications and/or other institutionally provided materials shall include the following:
    1. A breakdown of individual components of the institution's cost of attendance, designating all potential billable charges.
    2. Clear identification of each award, indicating the type of aid, i.e. gift aid (grant, scholarship), work, or loan.
  4. All required consumer information is displayed in a prominent location on the institutional website(s) and in any printed materials, easily identified and found, and labeled as "Consumer Information."
  5. LBCC financial aid staff are required to disclose to the institution any involvement, interest in, or potential conflict of interest with any entity with which the institution has a business relationship.

 

 

Student Loan Repayment Counseling and Resources

ECME Solutions logoLBCC partners with ECMC Solutions to provide student loan counseling and support to borrowers as they navigate federal student loan repayment. Contact ECMC Solutions (1-877-331-3262) to make an appointment, connect through email, or web chat with a student loan counselor. The team at ECMC also offers a free webinar series to support borrowers as they navigate repayment.