FINANCIAL AID

For many students, the most important factor when deciding which college or career school to attend is ___________

• Location

• Price

• Degree

• Education

_____________ = the amount that a student pays to attend an institution in a single academic year

• Net price

• Financial Aid Package

• Sticker price

• FAFSA

Encourage families to use ____________

• Financial Aid Office

• Sticker price calculators

• Net price calculators

• FAFSA

Cost of attendance is more than just tuition and fees, but also ________________

• Books and Supplies

• Room and Board

• Personal Expenses

• Transportation

Net price is the amount that a student pays to attend an institution in a single academic year ______ subtracting scholarships and grants the student receives

• Before

• After

Ways of financing a college degree: _______________ - specific borrowed, given, or earned money that can be found through a variety of sources

• 401K plan

• Financial Aid

• Student Loans

• Private Loans

Financial Aid - specific borrowed, given or earned money that can be found through a variety of sources including:

• Federal

• Government

• State

• Private Sources

Students improve their chances of receiving this aid by: _____________, _____________, and ________________

• Researching

• Planning

• Begging

• Applying Early

529 savings - _________________ designed to help families save for future college costs

• State-sponsored college funding programs

• Financial Aid

• FAFSA

• Federal-sponsored college funding program

The different ways of paying for college: _____________ - plans that lock in your future tuition rates at in-state colleges

• Prepaid Tuition

• Employer Tuition Reimbursement Plan

• Financial Aid

• 529 Savings