If you are updating your legal name with Student Records, it is also important to update your FAFSA if you are receiving financial aid. You must use your legal name (not a preferred name) when applying for financial aid. Your legal name is the one that appears on your Social Security card.

Step 1: Update Your Name with the Social Security Administration (SSA)

• This must be completed first. For helpful information, please review this website: How do I change or correct my name on my Social Security number card?

Step 2: Update Your FSA ID & National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) with Your New Legal Name

• Once your name has been updated with SSA, log in to the Federal Student Aid website using your FSA ID and go to "Personal Information" under "Settings" to update your name. If you don’t already have an FSA ID, you may obtain one here.
• If you have previously borrowed federal student loans at CCA or any other school, you must also update your name with all loan servicers, lenders, or guarantors with whom you may have loan records. They will then update your name with the federal government’s National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). You can view and print your NSLDS record by logging in with your Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. *This is the FSA ID you used to complete your FAFSA online.

Step 3: Update Your Name on Your FAFSA

• After you have updated your FSA ID, log in to your FAFSA to make a correction, update your name, and resubmit your FAFSA. For more information, please review this website: How to Correct or Update Your FAFSA.