College-bound students who are wondering how to pay for their education will benefit from a free program designed to answer that question Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood campuses of St. Louis Community College.
College Goal Sunday is a nationwide program that offers free information and assistance to students and their families who are applying for financial aid. The program will be 2-4 p.m. in the Student Center Multipurpose Room at the Florissant Valley campus, 3400 Pershall Road; in the Highlander Lounge in the Student Center at the Forest Park campus, 5600 Oakland Ave.; in Room 103 in the Lecture Hall at the Meramec campus, 11333 Big Bend Road; and in the Multipurpose Room at Wildwood, 2645 Generations Drive.
Anyone interested in attending a postsecondary institution who might need financial assistance in paying for college may participate in College Goal Sunday. Financial aid professionals will be on hand to help college-bound students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the first step in the college financial aid process. FAFSA is used to apply for federal student grants, work-study money and loans to assist students in paying for their education. Students also may use this application to apply for most state and some private financial aid.
In addition, one student at each of the four campuses who will be a first-semester freshman in fall 2008 will win a $500 scholarship to the school of their choice.
Participants will need to bring their 2007 federal tax records to the session.
For more information about the program at SLCC-Florissant Valley, call 314-513-4226; at SLCC-Forest Park, 314-644-9228; at SLCC-Meramec, 314-984-7652; and at Wildwood, 636-422-2010. General information about College Goal Sunday also is available by visiting www.collegegoalmissouri.com.
Established in 1962, St. Louis Community College is the largest community college district in Missouri and one of the largest in the United States. STLCC has four campuses - Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood - that annually serve more than 120,000 students through credit, non-credit and continuing education courses.For more information about STLCC, visit www.stlcc.edu. |
