Financial Aid Information
Financial Aid Staff from SWOCC will be here this Wednesday, 11/6, at 6pm, in the MHS Library. It doesn't matter where you are going to college - this is for everyone.
FSA ID Creation: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/
We Encourage FAFSA families to create their FSA IDs prior to completing the FAFSA in December
FAFSA Parent Wizard (works for ORSAA families too!): https://studentaid.gov/fafsa-apply/parents
Help FAFSA (and ORSAA) families determine which parent(s) to use on the form with this interactive tool
FAFSA Help Center: https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out/help
A one-stop URL for families to get answers to their FAFSA questions
Federal Student Aid YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FederalStudentAid
FSA has updated videos for students and families
The OSAC Scholarship application has opened up as well as the Oregon Promise Application. Both of these can be found at: https://oregonstudentaid.gov/ Be sure to save your username and password somewhere you can easily access it.
If you were not able to attend the online Paying for College presentation last month I have a link to it for you to view: https://sites.google.com/view/payingforcollege2024-25/home
Financial Aid Awards
The following articles walk you through what to look for when evaluating your financial aid award(s) and also offers suggestions on how to write a financial aid appeal asking for professional judgement:
- College Essay Guy: How to Understand Your Financial Aid Award Letter
- Oregon Goes to College: How to Compare Financial Aid Offers: http://oregongoestocollege.org/blog/how-compare-financial-aid-offers
Here is information for the Coos Bay Student Loan fund for post secondary education loans:
http://coosbaystudentloan.org/
Debi Springsteen
CB Student Loan Committee
Secretary