Financial Aid - College?

When i went to a university here to get info on tuition etc- they told me their financial aid is capped at 17,000 per year for a student- so when you signed up for classes- fafsa would send them a check for 17,000 and they would take out your tuition and housing etc and then you get whats left in a check from the school to you for living expenses (ie apartment rent if not living on campus, car payment etc). Is it the same for a community college? Or are they different- or does it just depend on the school? When i called here the girl was a b***h who answered the phone and just said, "whatever is left goes to the bookstore so you can get your books, that's all i know" Does anyone know????? Im a single mom with 2 kids and need to plan so i know if i need to continue working full time while doing school full time- or if i will have enough to cover rent and expenses while im finishing my degree. thanks.

Community colleges usually cost somewhat less than Universities, and Private colleges cost more. The amount of financial aide per place is usually about the same--the estimated price of books and classes per credit at the facility, plus a set amount for living expenses. Colleges will always take out all tuition, fees, and charges to the bookstore before they give anything to you. And you do not automatically get loans, you have to apply for those separately from the original FAFSA, so if you don't apply, you get less, but you don't have to pay it back. They can not force people to take loans if they don't want to. Now I will say that most places the grant money will cover most of the tuition and books with very little left over, so whatever they give you in loan money is for personal expenses. That is usually 2-3 thousand for 3-4 months, Unless you are able to live frugally, you will probably need at least a part-time job. Also, if you are not getting child care assistance through the state, they can give you grants for child care. But this is also a separate application.

Hope all of that helps.

you can get extra help through the EOPS office the only way you would see the majority of you money is if you were receiving welfare. Just contine to work and go to school part time it may seem like a long time but it will be worth it. I am a single mom I recieved my AA in 1999, I will be getting my BA in 2008, so see it takes time when you are single. Go to the EOPS office
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