Does the BOG fee waiver count as amount paid to the college?

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Q. Does the BOG fee waiver count as amount paid to the college?

A.  Simple answer: No.  A fee waver is typically treated as a discount.  

 

But nothing is simple any more.  If the amount is included in box 5 of the 1098-T, it is treated as a grant applied to fees in box 1.  

 

 

BOG - Board of Governors (see https://www.deltacollege.edu/student-services/financial-aid-and-scholarships/types-financial-aid/california-college-promise-grant)