Tuition and Financial Aid

The value of a Dominican education extends well beyond the college years, making investment in a Dominican education one of the most important and worthwhile decisions you and your family will make. Yet, financing education and managing college costs can seem challenging. 

The good news is that Dominican students receive significant financial support from a variety of sources including Dominican scholarships and grants, federal and state grants, federal and private loans, work study, and external agency support.

In fact, more than 75% of students at Dominican receive aid to help manage college costs, and more than 90% of undergraduate first year students receive scholarship or grant aid.

We are here to help!  Dominican’s financial aid office staff endeavors to guide students and families through one of the most complex aspects of college enrollment—managing college costs.

Our Mission

The mission of the financial aid office is to enable the success of students at Dominican by providing accurate and efficient services while distributing limited financial aid resources in a fair and equitable manner. 

Services you may expect to receive include financial aid advising on the application process and availability of aid, processing of financial aid scholarships, grants, loans, and work study, and information on where and how to find external sources of financial aid.

NEWS AND UPDATES

• Visit our new web page: Debt & Default Management.
  Learn what it means to borrow a loan, prevent loan default, and about the many manageable options to pay back your student loans.

• You can make payments to your student billing account ONLINE!* Click here to learn more.
• Student Health Plan Through Kaiser Permanente
  Open Enrollment is from July 7 to September 17, 2011
  
  The Dominican Student Health Plan is mandatory for students that are enrolled in 6 units or more, but students may waive coverage if they can provide proof of healthcare coverage through another plan. Students on the Ukiah campus are exempt from the insurance requirement.
  
  It is the student's responsibility to either enroll or waive coverage by September 17, 2011.
  
  • Go to http://studentnet.kp.org
  • Choose "Dominican University" from the list of schools
  • Click "Waive Plan" or "Enroll Now"
  • Log onto the Kaiser site using your 9-digit student number starting with zeroes. If your student id is 123456, you will use 000123456 to log in.
  • If you have any questions, please contact Business Services at 415-257-0161 or check out the Health Care Kiosk located in the Business Services Office (Bertrand 103).
    
    Medical coverage runs from August 15, 2011 to August 14, 2012. The cost for the Kaiser Insurance plan is $1670.00. This charge is divided into two semesters: $695 will be added to the Fall bill and $975 will be on the Spring bill.

LOAN EXIT COUNSELING

If you are graduating this term and have borrowed federal student loans, please remember you must complete Loan EXIT Counseling. Go to: www.studentloans.gov and click on the "Exit Counseling" under Tools & Resources in middle of page. This will only take about 15 minutes to complete and is required to submit if you borrowed federal loans. Please stop by our office if you have questions.

FAFSA 2011-12

If applying for Financial Aid for the 2011-12 academic year, start thinking about filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA for 2011-12 is now available. For more information click here.

PRIORITY FAFSA DEADLINE IS MARCH 2nd OF EVERY YEAR.

CAL GRANT ELIGIBILITY

If you have not completed at least 24 units by the end of the Fall 2010 term at Dominican you will need to go to your prior college/high school and have them complete the GPA Verification Worksheet on your behalf.

If you have completed at least 24 units by the end of the Fall 2010 term, Dominican University will send your GPA into the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) for competitive Cal Grant consideration.

For more information go to: http://www.csac.ca.gov/

*In meeting with the requirements of the State of California, Dominican University of California must make passage rates available for graduates of undergraduate programs leading to employment for which passage of a California licensing examination is required. Pass rates for the NCLEX examination can be found on the website of the Board of Registered Nursing by clicking here.

Contact the Financial Aid Office

Code of Conduct

The Dominican University of California Office of Financial Aid is a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and therefore adheres to NASFAA's Statement of Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for Institutional Financial Aid Professionals.