College Costs and Financial Aid Resources Available for You

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College Costs and Financial AidResources
Available for You

• Costs vary from school to school
• Cost will make a difference
• Research college costs
• Research ways to reduce your costs
• Plan ahead

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College Costs

• Tuition
• Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Equipment and Personal Supplies
• Transportation
• Miscellaneous expenses

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Tuition and Fees

• Full time tuition
• Fees include
• Student Body Center Fee
• Recreation Wellness Fee
• Student Body Association Fee
• Student Health Service Fee
• Campus Card Fee
• (varies by college)

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Room and Board

• Housing
• options available
• Food Expense
• options available

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Books and Supplies

• Books and class supplies
• Backpack
• Notebooks
• Pens and pencils
• Regular paper and printer paper
• Desk supplies and folders

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Equipment and Personal Supplies

• Computer
• Printer
• Desk lamp
• Refrigerator
• Microwave
• Bedding and linens (mattress topper,
• pillow, sheets, blanket, towels)

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Transportation

• Commuter expenses
• Traveling home during breaks
• Community bus or shuttle

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Miscellaneous Expenses

• Clothes
• Laundry
• Moving expense
• Recreation

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Published Price vs Net Price

• Published Price totaling everything up
• Net Price published price minus grants,
  scholarships, tax benefits
• Financial Aid helps establish net price

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Use College Cost Calculators

• Naviance/Family Connection
• College Websites
• FAFSA.gov
• CollegeBoard.com

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Using Naviance/Family Connection

• Select College
• Select Cost Aid tab
• Or locate college website

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Cerritos College
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Local Community College(per year)

• 1,380 tuition per year/15 units
• (46.00 per unit)
• 60 fees (activity fee, health fee)
• 1,700 books
• 3,040 Total Per Year ( parking)
• (approximately)

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Calif. State Long Beach
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Local California State University(per year)

• 6,420 tuition and fees
• (in-state resident)
• 1,828 books
• 11,688 room and board (yr)
• 1,366 miscellaneous fees
• 1,400 travel
• 22,702 Total Per Year (approximately)

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U.C. Irvine
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Local University of California (per year)

• 14,577 Systemwide Fees (tuition)
• 2,385 Campus Fees
• 1,732 Books and Supplies
• 12,638 Room and Board (yr)
• 1,821 Personal
• 809 Transportation
• 33,962 Total Per Year (approximately)

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University of Southern California (USC)
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University of Southern California (USC)per year

• 48,348 Tuition per year (in-state)
• 1,500 Books
• 13,334 USC Housing and board (yr)
• 5,300 Additional fees
• 68,482 Total Per Year (approximately)
• 350 Orientation fee (one time)
• 604 Parking/Transportation (yr)

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Arizona State University (public)
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Arizona State University (public)

• 14,899 Tuition Fees per year (WUE)
  
• 1,600 Books
• 12,600 Room and Board (yr)
• ? additional fees
• 29,099 Total Per Year (approximately)

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New Mexico State University (WUE)
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New Mexico State University (WUE)per year

• 6,573 Tuition and Fees per year
• 1,206 Books
• 7,200 Room and Board
• ? Additional Fees
• 14,979 Total Per Year (approximately)

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Compare CollegesApproximate Total Per Year

• 3,040 Community College
• 22,702 California State University
• 33,962 University of California
• 68,482 USC
• 29,099 Arizona State University (WUE)
• 14,979 New Mexico State Univ. (WUE)

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Scholarships and Free Money

• Yes, there is free money!
• Plan ahead!

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Financial Aid Overview

• Need Based
• Merit Based
• College Awards
• Scholarships
• Loans

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CSS Profile

• http//css.collegeboard.org
• Over 400 colleges use this form
• 25 report fee

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• Need Based - Federal and State
• (Use Cal Grant GPA Verification and FAFSA Form)
• Cal Grant
• Pell Grant
• Federal Academic Competitive Grant
• Federal Supplementary Educational Opportunity
  Grant
• SMART Grant
• University Grant

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FAFSA

• FREE Application for Federal Student Aid
• ONLY use FAFSA.gov website
• (official/free government website)
• Apply after January 1
• Complete on your own
• Need PIN (student and parent)
• Estimate first
• Need tax documents
• IRS retrieval tool

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Middle Class Scholarship

• Requires FAFSA or Dream Act
• UC or Cal State
• Family income up to 150,000
• Citizen, permanent resident, AB540
• Award varies

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Cal Grant GPA Verification

• Due by March 2
• Based on classes/grades
• Set up account
• Cal Grant A, B, or C
• varies

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• Merit Based
• National Merit Scholarship Program
• National Achievement Scholarship Program
• National Hispanic Recognition Program
• Cal State President Scholars
• University Grant
• UC Regents/Chancellors Grant

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• College Awards
• (evaluated through college app)
• Grants
• Scholarships
• Deans
• Presidential
• Trustee
• Alumni

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• Scholarships
• Loans
• Federal Loans
• Private Loans

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Scholarship Preparation

• Use your Naviance account!
• GPA
• Test Scores
• Honors
• Extracurricular Activities
• Leadership
• Community Service
• Employment
• College/Career Goals
• Prospective Colleges

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Portfolio

• Save important work
• Art
• Film/Video
• Writing, poetry
• Media
• Computer graphics
• Special projects

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References

• Letters of Recommendation
• Teachers
• Counselor
• Coach
• Community representative
• Employer
• Allow 2-3 weeks
• Provide gentle reminder
• Thank you card and update!

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Scholarships

• Naviance
• Fastweb.com
• Scholarships.com
• Banks, stores, local community organizations,
  employees
• College websites

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Merit Award Nominations

• Franklin Olin College of Engineering
• Barrett Honors College at the Arizona State
  University
• The University of Toledo
• Indiana University
• The University of Evansville
• Boston College
• Boston University
• The College of New Jersey
• Whittier College
• New York University
• Oklahoma State Univ.
• and more!

• University of Virginia
• CSU Fresno
• CSU Long Beach
• The College of Idaho
• Whitman College
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Babson College
• The University of Connecticut
• Mount Holyoke
• Scripps College
• Vanderbilt University
• Seattle University
• Emory University

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Opportunities(merit based and need based)

• Middle School (Grades 7-8)
• High School (Grades 9-12)
• Seniors
• College

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• Middle School
• PTSA Reflections
• City of Cerritos Library
• Cerritos Optimist Essay (7-12)
• Cerritos Optimist Speech (7-12)
• Doodle 4 Google (7-12)
• Elks Americanism Essay (5th-8)
• Elks Drug Awareness Essay (7-8)
• Girls Going Places (ages 12-18)
• India Heritage Awards (8)
• Swackhamer Disarmament Video (all ages)
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriots Pen Essay
• Viet Olympiad (7-12)
• Water is Life Poster Contest

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High School (Grades 9-12)

• Holocaust Remembrance Project
• JFK Profile in Courage Essay
• Music Center Spotlight Awards- Performing Arts
• Music Center Spotlight Awards Visual Arts
• National Peace Essay
• Nordstrom (11th)
• Siemens Foundation
• United States Senate Youth Program (11-12)
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy
• Viet Olympiad Awards (10-12)
• Violet Richardson Award

• ACT Poster Contest (11-12)
• Rotary Club Speech
• Lions Club Speech
• American Legion
• Auto Club Video
• Best Buy
• Distinguished Young Woman (11th)
• Congressional Arts
• EF Global Citizen Scholarship (9-11)
• Extreme Web Development
• Gen and Kelly Tanabe
• Young Womens Empowerment Day (11-12)

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Seniors

• Boeing Scholarship
• Coca Cola Scholars Foundation
• Elks
• Union Plus Scholarship
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
• Alpha Kappa Delta (females only)
• Asian Pacific Fund Scholarship
• AXA Achievement Community
• AXA Achievement Scholarship
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Burger King
• California Cash for College
• Cash for College Video
• California School Employees Association
• California State PTA
• Cal State Univ. Fullerton Future Scholars
• Daring Young Artists To Dream
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
• Dr. Denny Ko Future Entrepreneurs

• Gates Millennium Scholars
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Horatio Alger
• India Heritage Awards
• Intel Science
• Italian Catholic Federation
• Key Club
• KFC Colonels Scholars
• Larry Wong Memorial Scholarship
• Lowes
• Mahatma Rice Scholarship
• Mayors Youth Walk of Achievement
• Milken Scholars Program
• Nara Bank
• NASSP Herff Jones Principals Leadership Award
• National Federation of Independent Business Young
  Entrepreneur
• Pacific Community Credit Union
• Cerritos Center Performing Arts Scholarship
• Philippine Society of Southeast Los Angeles
  Scholarship

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Seniors (continued)

• Union Plus Scholarship
• United Negro College Funds
• Verbal Ink Language Essay Scholarship
• Verizon Scholarship Awards
• Viet Olympiad Awards
• Visine Students with Vision Scholarship
• Water Replenishment District Scholarship
• Wendys High School Heisman Awards Program
• HS PTSA Scholarship
• Parents Support Group Scholarship
• William Davila Scholarship Fund
• Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
• Youth Automobile Safety Scholarship Program

• Raoul Teilhet Scholarship
• Ray Shine Music
• Ron Brown Scholar Program
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year
• Society of Automotive Scholarship
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation
• Society of Women Engineers
• Southern California Mothers of Twins
• Southern Calif. Pro Golf Association Johnny
  Revolta
• Stan Chambers Journalism
• Taiwanese American Community Scholarship
• Tzu Chi Scholars Scholarship

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Scholarship Follow-Up

• Submit any requested documents
• Thank you card!

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Thank you.

• Questions?