AWC Helps Students Get Money for College
September 26, 2016AWC’s Office of Financial Aid and the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education (ACPE) are teaming up for their Annual College Goal FAFSA. College bound students are encouraged to attend College Goal FAFSA on Friday, October 14 from 3pm-6pm at the AWC Downtown Center (1351 S. Redondo Center Dr. in Yuma) or on Friday, November 18 from 3pm-6pm at the AWC San Luis Center.
All new and continuing students planning to attend ANY college during the 2017-2018 school year will receive FREE help to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). There will be computers with internet connection to access the FAFSA online and volunteers will be available to offer information in both English and Spanish.
College Goal FAFSA is happening earlier this academic year due to the new Prior-Prior Year policy (PPY). Beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, students will no longer need to wait until January to begin the FAFSA process. That’s because they’ll be able to file the FAFSA using tax information from two years prior (2015 tax info) and will now be able to apply for FAFSA starting October 1, 2016.
The AWC site will be one of the many locations statewide sponsored and organized by the ACPE. The purpose of College Goal FAFSA is to assist students, especially minority and first generation college applicants, in completing the FAFSA, which is their first step toward accessing postsecondary education. State-wide there will be many volunteer financial aid professionals and high school counselors that will lend a hand to those completing FAFSA forms and seeking information on the financial aid process.
In years past, ACPE has been successful in attracting first-generation applicants and those from low-income homes to College Goal FAFSA. These are the families who can most benefit from this program. Families can also use the instructions for online completion found on the web site.
The mission of ACPE is to expand access and increase success in postsecondary education for Arizona. For more information about College Goal, please visit collegegoal.az.gov
Contact:
Carlos Ramos
Financial Aid Scholarship Specialist
Arizona Western College
(928) 317-7618