The second largest investment in your lifetime will probably be your college education. This guide will lead you to some of the sources for financial aid and help you get a share of the available funds.

RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS

INTERNET RESOURCES ON FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE

RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS

• 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

• PLOVER LIBRARY

  • Many reference books which list 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 Information on Education Tax Incentives
  • Check your SRJC fees for preparing Education Tax Incentives paperwork
• Yahoo's Financial Aid page
• Financing Education (Peterson's Education Center)
• FastWeb Financial Aid Search
• Sallie Mae (Calculate future college costs.)
• College Board Statistics on the Cost of College, 1997-1998

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