Entrance Counseling Instructions
- To complete entrance counseling visit https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/
- Next to "I'm an Undergraduate Student", click on "Log In To Start"
- Enter your FSA ID Username and password to login.
- Follow the prompts and accept the disclaimer
- Click on "Continue"
- Search for CCBC under School Search
- Under "Choose a State", select Maryland
- 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.
- Click Add
- Click Continue
- Click Start
- 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
- To complete the Master Promissory Note visit https://studentaid.gov/mpn
- Next to "I'm an Undergraduate Student", click on "Log In To Start"
- Enter your FSA ID Username and password to login.
- Follow the prompts and accept the disclaimer
- 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.