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 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 Vanessa Stevens | Oct 26, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success, Higher Education Alliance
College Application Week is October 30-November 3, 2017, at high schools all over Alabama. College Application Week is a program of the Alabama State Department of Education and aims to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who pursue...
by Alabama Possible | Jun 19, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success, data, Engaged Learning, Higher Education Alliance, Uncategorized
At the second annual Cash for College Alabama celebration at Trenholm State Community College on June 8, educators from around the state gathered to celebrate creating a college-going culture in Alabama. Willietta Ellis Connor, education specialist at the Alabama...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 1, 2016 | Cash for College
College Application Week is this week, October 31-November 4, 2016, at high schools all over Alabama. College Application Week is a program of the Alabama State Department of Education and aims to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who...