Because it takes two weeks from the time that financial aid checks are ordered until they are mailed, the Financial Aid Office at Long Beach City College has created a Pell Advance program to help students purchase their books at the beginning of school. The Pell Advance is posted as a credit at the ASB Bookstore and students may use that credit to purchase anything that they need for school. Any charges the student makes at the Bookstore are deducted from their Pell Grant check when it is ordered the following weekend. To receive a Pell Advance, students must:
Be eligible for a Pell Grant,
Have their financial aid application complete,
Be ready to have their Pell Grant check order the following weekend,
Be enrolled in at least 6 units, and
Have not had their Pell Grant check already ordered.
The Pell Advance program is administered by the ASB Bookstore and Bank, which requires students who use the program to have a current College Services Card. Neither interest nor fees are charged for the use of this program.
