Financial Aid News
If you have already filed your 2018 income tax return, you may submit your FAFSA for the 2020-2021 academic year. The online application is available at www.studentaid.ed.gov. Don’t delay, file today!
For a tutorial on how to use the data retrieval tool, please click here.
Scholarship Deadlines
- Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Spring deadline is January 15th.
- Distance Education Scholarship Spring deadline is February 1st.
- Sylvia Cagle Single Parent Scholarship Spring deadline is February 1st.
- ProMed EMT/Paramedic Scholarship Spring deadline is February 1st.
- 2020-2021 Foundation Scholarships deadline is March 1st.
- Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship deadline is March 12th.
- David Statler Machine Tool Technology Scholarship Spring deadline is April 1st.
Pell Refund Checks will be mailed out 30-45 days after the first day of classes. Please check myBRTC for updates on when these checks are mailed.
Student Loan Disbursement Dates
The dates listed below are the dates your loan will be credited to your account, not the day loans will be mailed.
Your STUDENT LOAN refund checks will be mailed 7-10 business days from the dates listed below.
Fall/Spring
Loan Disbursement Dates
| Returning Students | 1st Disbursement | 2nd Disbursement | |
| Fall | Sept. 6 | Oct. 15 | |
| Spring | Jan. 29 | March 10 | |
| 1st Time Entering | 1st Disbursement | 2nd Disbursement | |
| Fall | Sept. 21 | Oct. 15 | |
| Spring | Feb. 15 | March 10 | |