Financial Aid for the Spring 2026 semester will begin to be posted to the student accounts soon. Please note that disbursements do not occur at the same time for all students. Additional disbursements will continue throughout the semester. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated as we expedite the refund process. 

 Any excess financial aid will be refunded and transferred through your refund preference according to the refund option you selected within two weeks of the date that it is posted to the student account. Our office will be working diligently to process refunds as quickly as possible. If you are expecting a refund, please refrain from inquiring about the status of your refund during this time. Please note that Crowder College disburses excess financial aid before the college receives the monies from federal aid.

You can track your financial aid status and/or refund status by logging on to the My Crowder portal and viewing the “Finance” tab. From there you will have access to the “Financial Aid” and “My Student Account” tabs. You can view your financial aid status by clicking on the “Financial Aid” tab. Your refund status can be viewed on the “My Account” section or by selecting the “Semester Statement” option and choosing Spring 2026.  Once your refund has been requested, you will notice a transaction near the bottom that will say “Crowder Transact Refund.” Please keep in mind that this date only reflects the date that the transfer occurs, not the date that the money will actually hit your bank account or a check being cut

If you have not already selected your refund preference, please do so immediately and choose a refund preference. Please follow the steps listed below.

1. Visit and login to your MyCrowder Account.
2. Navigate to the "Finances” tab.
3. Click on “Student Account Refunds”
4. You will be directed to the Transact Portal where you will see a button to “Setup Direct Deposit” Follow the prompts to complete setup.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

The Crowder College Bursar Office

Your 2025 1098-T is available for printing on the Maximus TRA website.  You can access and retrieve your 1098-T online by going to tra.maximus.com Please refer to the 1098-T Instructions to guide you through the Maximus TRA login process located at https://crowder.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1098-t-instructionsupdated.pdf  
 All 1098-T’s that have not been printed online will be mailed from Maximus TRA no later than the end of January to the address you have on file. 
 
 ***You will only receive a 1098-T if you have made payments towards qualifying tuition and fees that were dated in tax year 2025***
 
Depending on your income (or your family’s income, if you are a dependent), whether you were considered full or half-time enrolled, and the amount of your qualified educational expenses for the year, you may be eligible for a federal education tax credit. (You can find detailed information about claiming education tax credits in IRS Publication 970, page 9.)
 
The dollar amounts reported on your Form 1098-T may assist you in completing IRS Form 8863 – the form used for calculating the education tax credits that a taxpayer may claim as part of your tax return.

Crowder College is not able to provide you with individual tax advice. If you have questions, you will need to seek the counsel of an informed tax preparer or adviser. For more information about Form 1098-T, visit https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1098et