Financial Aid for College

The second largest investment in your lifetime will probably be your college education. Here are some of the resources for financial aid which can help you get a share of the available funds.

SRJC Campus Financial Aid Resources

• Office of Financial Aid
  • Student Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA)
  • PELL (Basic) Grant
  • Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
  • Extended Opportunity Program and Service (EOPS)
  • Cal Grants
  • loans, some scholarships, federal work-study program

• Scholarship Department
  • Doyle Trust
  • SRJC Foundation Scholarships
  • Scholarship Resource Center

• The Library
  • Many books about scholarships,loans and grants.

• Career Center
  • All U.S. college catalogs on microfiche or in book form

• Reentry Services
  • PELL (Basic) Grant application forms and assistance

Internet Resources on Financial Aid for College

• Financial Aid Information page, maintained by Mark Kantrowitz
• California Student Aid Commission's Financial Aid Information Center
• U.S. Dept. of Education's Student Guide on financial aid
• IRS Tax Incentives for Higher Education
  • Check your SRJC fees for preparing Education Tax Incentives paperwork
• Pay for School: An Overview (Peterson's Education Center)
• Yahoo's Financial Aid page
• FastWeb Financial Aid Search
• Sallie Mae ("Private student loans, Federal student loans, private college loans")
• College Board Pay for College (Calculators, scholarship search, EasyPlanner, financial aid calendar...)