Free FAFSA filing help at College Goal Sunday

Students will be able to ask questions and get immediate answers from FAFSA experts from the Office of Financial Aid, as well as FASTrack staff.

Getting the best aid package depends on a family’s financial picture and savings strategy, the student’s academic profile, and proper completion of forms required by both schools and the government, including the FAFSA.

Bladen Community College will make this daunting task a little easier by providing a FAFSA workshop, on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. until noon, in the Learning Enhancement Center (Building 8) on the main campus of BCC.

“There is more than $150 billion of financial aid funding available”, said Dr. April Osborn. MI College Goal began in 2004 as a way to help students obtain financial help for college.

Now in its 27th year, College Goal Sunday, a charitable program of the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA), has helped more than 90,000 Indiana students and families complete the FAFSA properly and on time, opening the door to financial aid for college.

“Completing financial aid as early as possible is really beneficial to the parent and the student – especially the student”, Aubert said.

Students who attend any of the College Goal Sunday sites and submit a completed evaluation form will automatically be entered in a drawing for a $1000 scholarship. A full list of locations, dates, times and information of what attending families will need to bring – identification, financial information, etc. – can be found at: https://collegegoal.az.gov/college-goal-fafsa.

A one-hour guided presentation in K-111 for parents and students new to the financial aid process.

Students and parents are encouraged to apply for their U.S. Department of Education FSA IDs at https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm before coming to the event.

The FAFSA also is used to qualify for state aid, including Louisiana’s TOPS program that covers tuition for in-state students and the state’s GO Grant program.