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Solano Promise Program

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Building 400, Room 425
Main Campus

4000 Suisun Valley Road,
Fairfield, CA 94534
financialaid@solano.edu
707-864-7103

Solano Promise Program

Helps eligible students with enrollment fees and cash aid to help pay for books. 

Eligibility Criteria

Students must be California residents or AB 540 residents as determined by the Admissions and Records Office

Students must have been enrolled less than two years at Solano (4 primary terms)

  • If students have transfer units, they must not have completed more than 60 units of coursework in total
  • High school dual enrollment coursework is not included when determining eligibility

Students must complete a FAFSA or CADAA application

Students must not be eligible for the CCPG or a Veteran fee waiver

Students must be enrolled full-time (12 or more units per term)


How to Apply

Submit a FAFSA or CADAA and you will be automatically applied. 

Accessibility Services Center (ASC) students may be eligible for an exemption to the minimum 12 unit enrollment requirement. Meet with your ASC counselor to get an exemption. Ensure your counselor submits the exemption to the Financial Aid Office so your case can be manually reviewed.

Late start units do not affect the Solano Promise. You can receive the Solano Promise prior to your late start classes beginning.


⚠️Important Note

Solano Promise does not cover Summer
How does it work? How do I get the $200 textbook grant?

We will award the Solano Promise to all eligible students around the time the semester begins and once per week after that. If you have previously paid fees that it waives, you will be reimbursed.

The $200 textbook grant will be sent as a paper check to the address we have on file. It can take a few weeks to arrive, so think of it as a reimbursement for your textbooks rather than the actual funds you will use to pay for them.

If the semester has started you're concerned that you don't see the Solano Promise on your FalconNest, feel free to reach out to the Financial Aid Office for us to review your status. As always, remember that at no point will Solano drop you for non-payment of fees. Instead, you will simply be unable to register for future terms if you have an outstanding balance of $100 or more.

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