What Will It Cost Me?
College Cost of Attendance
At this point, you may be thinking, “How much money do I need to pay for college or career school?”, and “How will I know how much financial aid I will get?” Understanding your financial aid award letter and determining how to repay loans can be tricky.
Costs for college include much more than just tuition. Your overall college or career school costs may include room/board, books, supplies, and student fees. In addition, your general daily living expenses may include your travel, laundry, telephone, and more. By averaging all these expenses, each college calculates a cost of attendance.
Costs for college include much more than just tuition. Your overall college or career school costs may include room/board, books, supplies, and student fees. In addition, your general daily living expenses may include your travel, laundry, telephone, and more. By averaging all these expenses, each college calculates a cost of attendance.
TheFAFSA4caster: Get an Early Estimate
FAFSA4caster (https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e1s1) is a free financial aid calculator that gives you and your family an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid. This information will help you plan ahead for college or career school. During your senior year of high school, must use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) to apply for aid once you’ve decided to apply for admission and attend college. FAFSA4caster is for anyone who is not yet ready to file a FAFSA. You do not have to be a high school senior to use FAFSA4caster; in fact, the tool is recommended for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders, and even as early as middle school.
Your family can also use it for younger students in your family to receive early estimates, create scenarios based on future earnings, and then establish college funding strategies.
So, just visit the website, provide some basic information and the FAFSA 4caster will estimate your eligibility for federal student aid. Your estimate will be shown in the "College Cost Worksheet" where you can also provide estimated amounts of other student aid and savings that can go towards your college education. Go ahead and get started now! If you need help for a question, check in with your school counselor and/or college advisor for assistance.
FAFSA4caster (https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e1s1) is a free financial aid calculator that gives you and your family an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid. This information will help you plan ahead for college or career school. During your senior year of high school, must use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) to apply for aid once you’ve decided to apply for admission and attend college. FAFSA4caster is for anyone who is not yet ready to file a FAFSA. You do not have to be a high school senior to use FAFSA4caster; in fact, the tool is recommended for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders, and even as early as middle school.
Your family can also use it for younger students in your family to receive early estimates, create scenarios based on future earnings, and then establish college funding strategies.
So, just visit the website, provide some basic information and the FAFSA 4caster will estimate your eligibility for federal student aid. Your estimate will be shown in the "College Cost Worksheet" where you can also provide estimated amounts of other student aid and savings that can go towards your college education. Go ahead and get started now! If you need help for a question, check in with your school counselor and/or college advisor for assistance.