by Vanessa Stevens | Apr 16, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, data, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Higher Education Alliance
As of April 5, 2019, 23,971 Alabama high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most of those students will get a Pell Grant worth up to $6,195 to pay for their education after high school. Yet, there are 29,267 Alabama...
by Vanessa Stevens | Mar 25, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
updated on April 30, 2020 Congratulations on filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and taking the first step towards getting cash you can use to pay for college. Now that your financial aid forms have been submitted, you and your family may be...
by apadmin | Mar 12, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, data, FAFSA, Uncategorized
Kristina Scott, executive director of Alabama Possible, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at the “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Simplifying the FAFSA and Reducing the Burden of Verification” hearing....
by Vanessa Stevens | Mar 6, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Three students from Northwest-Shoals Community College last week traveled to Washington, D.C., to share their stories and discuss the importance of college access and affordability with members of Alabama’s Congressional delegation. Layne Boyd and Pedro Lucas, both of...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 25, 2018 | Cash for College, College Success, Higher Education Alliance, Jobs
For students seeking to enroll in college in the fall of 2019, it’s now time to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application for the 2019-2020 school year opened on October 1, 2018, and it’s critical that students and...
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...