Financial Aid

Financial Aid is any money given to a student for the purpose of meeting educational expenses. To the extent they are able, parents have the primary responsibility to contribute to their dependent child's education. Students also have a responsibility to contribute as they are the primary beneficiary of the education. Financial Aid is designated to supplement the family's resources, not supplant them. It is there to bridge the gap between the cost of a college education and what the family can afford. 

Most colleges rely on the FAFSA or CADAA as their primary financial aid application, but some colleges (usually private and some out of state public) may also request completion of the College Scholarship Service (CSS) profile to determine their institutional scholarships.

Students may also apply for scholarships based on both achievement and need. For some colleges, filling out the FAFSA or CADAA is the application for need based scholarship at the university, and the actual college application becomes the merit scholarship application. Other colleges may require filling out a seperate application. Students interested in applying for scholarships should contact their campus's financial aid office for help identifying scholarships and locating their applications. 

This year's Financial Aid Night took place on Wednesday, October 15th. To view the recording, please click here.

*** Students should only complete one Financial Aid application (not both) ***