A free FAFSA workshop, "Filling Out the FAFSA," will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2011, in room 209 at Kent State Salem City Center, 230 N. Lincoln Avenue, Salem, Ohio. Reservations may be made by calling 330-337-4246.The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and it is required for federal student aid as well as for most state and college aid. Anyone may attend the event, which is free and open to the public. During the program, Dr. Joe Rottenborn, executive director of the Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP), will assist participants in filling out the FAFSA online. Computers will be provided.
Dr. Rottenborn asks that attendees bring a copy of their 1040 tax return for 2010 (or 2009) and a completed 2011-2012 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet prior to attending. The worksheet is available at high school guidance offices, at the financial aid offices of Kent State University at East Liverpool and Salem, and online at www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw1112/pdf/fafsaws12c.pdf. For a limited time, the worksheets are also available at the Salem Public Library. For more information and to reserve a space call 330-337-4246.
This free program is sponsored by the MVCAP in partnership with the Columbiana County campuses of Kent State University and the Salem Public Library.
No comments:
Post a Comment