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New state program makes tuition free for first year community college students

By Anne Wernikoff | October 26, 2017

For the 2015-2016 school year Peralta Community Colleges District students received more than 69,000 financial aid awards across four campuses. The majority of students awarded aid were given the Board of Governors Fee Waiver which waives the per-credit fee of $46 for low-income students. Many students received more than one type of aid.

Newly enrolled, full time community college students across the state will become eligible for a fee waiver through the California College Promise.

Despite rising college tuitions, nearly half of Oakland students don’t apply for federal aid

By Ashley Griffin | March 29, 2013 |

A recent study from the Oakland-Based advocacy group Education Trust, found only 54 percent of California high seniors have completed their federal financial aid form while only 50 percent completed their Cal Grant form. California designed by The Noun Project. School counselor designed by Edward Boatman, Mike Clare & Jessica Durkin. School building designed by Chris Cole, The Noun Project. Graphic by Ashley Griffin

Aalijahri Robinson, 18, found out about financial aid for college while she was a senior at Rusdale Continuation High School, located in East Oakland. The Oakland native hoped to attend college in California, but with unanswered questions about her Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) application and long lines at her financial aid office at…

Posts Tagged ‘Financial Aid’

New state program makes tuition free for first year community college students

Despite rising college tuitions, nearly half of Oakland students don’t apply for federal aid

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