MCC's Summer Session lasts approximately eight weeks and is the first semester of the academic year. The academic year runs from July 1st of the current year until June 30th of the next year. All financial aid paperwork has to be completed every academic year. Students receiving a Summer Session Pell Grant may have a reduced Winter Semester Pell Grant, see the Office of Financial Aid (OFA) for further information. Students employed under this program can work up to twenty five hours per week with a maximum of eight hours per day, depending upon the needs of the employer and their financial award. To be eligible for work study during this session, students must:

• Have completed everything under the Work Study Employment Process listed previously.
• Have a completed Summer Application for Campus-Based Aid on file in the OFA.
• Obtain and accept a work study award from the OFA.
• Register and attend a minimum of three credit hours for the Summer Session.

Obtain a Student Employment Referral Form from the Student Employment Center (SEC), have it signed by the employer, prior to beginning work for this session, and return it to the SEC to ensure proper payment for hours worked.