Changing a Budget

Purpose: Use this document as a reference for how to change a budget in ctcLink.

Audience: FA Counselor/Technician.

You must have at least one of these local college managed security roles:

  • ZD FA Budgets
  • ZD FA Director
  • ZZ FA Budgets

If you need assistance with the above security roles, please contact your local college supervisor or IT Admin to request role access.

Changing a Student Budget

Navigation: Financial Aid > Budgets > Maintain Term Budgets

  1. On the Budgets Maintenance search page, enter or search for the following fields:
    1. Student ID
    2. Academic Institution
    3. Aid Year
  2. Select the Search button. The Student Budget Maintenance page will display. 
  3. From the Student Budget Maintenance page, insert a new row by selecting the [+] button next to the Term COA list within the Budget Group section.
  4. Choose any budget row from the Budget Item section and select the [+] button to insert a new budget row.
  5. Use the lookup tool to choose a Budget Category Code
  6. Use the lookup tool to choose an Item Code.

In this example, a Computer Required Expense budget item was used. Note: The Budget Category code and the Item Code must match.

  1. Enter a dollar amount in the Amount field of the chosen budget row.
  2. Select Save to save your work.
  3. Process Complete.

Video Tutorial

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