Students requiring financial assistance to attend the Institute can obtain available information and application forms through the office of Student Financial Aid. Needs and circumstances provide a basis for determining the amount and type of aid offered. The Director of Student Financial Aid helps students determine expected expenses for the school year and how they can be met. Students enrolled in the College Program are eligible for a variety of federal and state financial aid programs as well as for a number of scholarship programs. Generally students must be pursuing an A.S. Degree to be eligible for assistance.

It is the desire of the Don Bosco College (within the limits of its resources) to provide financial assistance to students who, without such aid, would not be able to attend college. The financial assistance given by the college should be viewed as supplementary to the resources of the applicant and his family. Financial eligibility is determined by computing the difference between the student’s cost of education and the student’s own resources and a family contribution (if applicable).

The college expects parents to make a maximum effort to assist their student’s with college expenses. The student’s desire to be independent of his/her parents, and his/her rejection of their support, is not held to be a valid reason for granting financial aid. The college also expects that all students will provide a part of the total cost of attending the college from resources outside the college.

College students are eligible to apply for both state and federal financial aid. Students are asked to contact the school's Director of Financial Aid for applications and information. Application deadlines for state financial aid is March 2nd for the following school year. Students should pick up application materials and apply for financial assistance in the Fall Semester for the following school year.

Continued eligibility for some forms of financial aid require that a student maintain satisfactory progress toward a degree. This means that students who do not take a sufficient number of units or whose GPA drops below 2.0 may not be eligible to receive some forms of federal or state financial aid.