Scholarships and Financial Aid Erin O’Hanlon and Sharon Holtzman Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Where can I go to College? Atlantic Cape Community CollegeAtlantic Cape Community College –Online ( n/web4students/index.htm)Online The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey –Online via The Common Application ( mmonApp/Default.aspx)Online via The Common Application
Where can I go to School? Thomas Edison State University ( Edison State University Other online schools (Liberty, University of Phoenix, etc.) Vocational Education ( org/)Vocational Education
How Do I Apply? Start with research about the school Find Funding Consider your options Develop a plan that will work for you Implement the plan
Where do I research about the schools and programs? Petersons ( State of New Jersey ( cation/college/index.html)State of New Jersey
What will I need to apply? Application (often online) Application fee (ranges from $35-$50) Essay Tests or Portfolio There is also the non- matriculated route as well…
How do I pay for it all? State Programs for Vocational Schools Cash Financial Aid (grants and loans) Scholarships
Financial Aid Information FAFSA Online ( Online What’s the difference between a grant and a loan? Private loans through banks and credit unions
Scholarships Scholarships that are Specific to the school –ACCC ( htm)ACCC –Stockton ( m?siteID=80&pageID=13)Stocktonhttp://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cf m?siteID=80&pageID=13 Scholarships that are specific to you –Searching strategies (use one criteria of yours at a time…age, race, gender, field, geographic area, affiliations)
Questions and Answers
Additional Contact Information Sharon Holtzman, Job Developer for The Home to Work Program – , ext. 202 Erin O’Hanlon, Director of Community Initiatives – , ext. 201
Thank You!