Hello everyone,
It is that time of year again, tax time that is, and that means it is time to grab a copy of your returns and head to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Click on the 'start here' tab and follow the instructions. It is very user friendly and should take longer than a half an hour to complete. In a few days you will receive your EFC, which is your Expected Family Contribution. This is the number that financial aid is based on and after you have this, you can start applying to local colleges. Here is a link that will help you find community colleges in your area, http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Pages/CCFinder.aspx. You will need to select a school before you begin the application so that your information can be sent directly to your selected school. There will be a section in the fafsa app that will ask you the name of your selected school, and you can have more than one!
All college websites are set up differently, however, they will all have a link for the 'potential student', and this is where you will head to in order to find out how to begin the enrollment process.
