by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 22, 2018 | Cash for College, Higher Education Alliance
From Monday, October 29, to Friday, November 2, 2018, high school students in Alabama can apply to college for free thanks to College Application Week. College Application Week, a part of Alabama Possible and the Alabama State Department of Education’s Alabama...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 2, 2018 | College Success, datasheet, Higher Education Alliance, Jobs
by Dr. Ray Watts As UAB’s overall enrollment reached a record high for the third consecutive year, we and our community are celebrating more than the remarkable growth of our student body. We are also celebrating another year of widening access to higher education for...
by Alabama Possible | Sep 28, 2018 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Families of college-bound students Monday can begin filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on fafsa.gov. FAFSA completion gives students and families access to billions of dollars in financial aid for college, including scholarships, college...
by Alabama Possible | Jul 10, 2018 | Cash for College
June 30 is the unofficial end of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) season, and we have great news to share: Alabama had the nation’s fourth-largest increase in FAFSA completions, according to the National College Access Network’s #FormYourFuture FAFSA...
by Alabama Possible | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Which county has the state’s lowest poverty rate? Shelby County Reporter 250,000 Alabama children live in poverty, state ranked 6th poorest in US Alabama Today Alabama poverty rate drops, still sixth most impoverished state Alabama Political Reporter...
by Vanessa Stevens | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Need money to go to college in the fall? Make sure you have your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) done before June 30, 2018. The FAFSA can help you receive up to $6,195 in grants and thousands of dollars in loans to help pay for technical and academic...
by Alabama Possible | Jun 12, 2018 | datasheet, Uncategorized
You probably know a family who struggles to make ends meet. They are not alone. Alabama’s economy continues to lag behind the nation’s. Alabama’s median household income is just $46,309, or $11,308 less than the national median household income. This income gap keeps...
by Vanessa Stevens | May 25, 2018 | Cash for College
Alabama Possible recently recognized six Alabama high schools participating in its Cash for College campaign for significant gains in FAFSA completion among their 2018 senior class. The schools with the highest completion rates of their senior classes are Amelia L....
by Vanessa Stevens | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
As high school juniors start to consider where they want to go to college and what they want to study, there are some important steps they can take for financial aid the spring and summer before their senior year. It’s important that juniors are ready to...
by Vanessa Stevens | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week seniors at thousands of high schools across the country will celebrate choosing a college to start the next chapter of their educations. Cash for College campaign high schools in Alabama are joining these efforts to celebrate post-secondary education and...
