Student Loan Process

Entrance Counseling Instructions 

  1. To complete entrance counseling visit https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/
  2. Next to "I'm an Undergraduate Student", click on "Log In To Start"
  3. Enter your FSA ID Username and password to login.
  4. Follow the prompts and accept the disclaimer
  5. Click on "Continue"
  6. Search for CCBC under School Search
  7. Under "Choose a State", select Maryland
  8. Under Search School by Name, select COMM COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY (this will have the Catonsville address, however, this includes all CCBC locations). DO NOT SELECT Essex or Dundalk campuses. 
  9. Click Add
  10. Click Continue
  11. Click Start
  12. Read and complete each section of the entrance counseling session

Note: Please allow 1 week for our office to receive your entrance counseling. You can monitor the status in SIMON.

Master Promissory Note

  1. To complete the Master Promissory Note visit https://studentaid.gov/mpn 
  2. Next to "I'm an Undergraduate Student", click on "Log In To Start"
  3. Enter your FSA ID Username and password to login.
  4. Follow the prompts and accept the disclaimer
  5. Each section will ask you to confirm or enter information. 

 

Step 1: Provide your name, address, phone number, and state-issued ID or driver's license information.  Click Continue.

Step 2: Select Maryland under Choose a State. Then, select COMM COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY (this will show the Catonsville address; however, this includes all CCBC locations). DO NOT SELECT Essex or Dundalk campuses.

Step 3: Input the name, address, phone number, email, and relationship for 2 references.

Step 4: Read all of the legal borrower's rights and responsibilities related to the Stafford loan program.  This will be multiple pages of reading.

Step 5: Review and Edit.

Step 6: Sign and Submit.

 

Note: CCBC will receive notification of your MPN, and SIMON will be updated within 1 week.