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Free Financial Aid Workshop at Eastfield

(Mesquite, TX) – College-bound students and their parents will meet with financial aid experts to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Sunday, February 17 from 2 – 4 p.m. in S100. College Goal Sunday Texas and its partners will host FREE financial aid workshops at 38 locations across the state. Students will not only leave with a completed FAFSA, but will also leave with information about grants, scholarships, loans and other ways the federal and state government can help pay for college.

The free workshops are part of College Goal Sunday, a national program in which Texas began participating in 2006. Margaret Allen-Romero, the coordinator for the statewide program stated, “last year College Goal Sunday Texas assisted over 1000 students at 38 locations. This year we expect to serve at least 2,000 students and families across the state.”

Each year the federal government awards more that $80 billion in financial aid for higher education. According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texans received $4 billion in aid last year. With a strong College Goal Sunday turnout in 2007 we hope to remove financial need as a barrier to higher education.

In 2007, the event evaluations indicated Texas was meeting the goals set by the state and by NASFAA.  Texas ranked in top 5 for the three critical attendee target group. Texas reached; low-income, First Generation College bound students, and underserved populations as well as a high number of students seeking a bachelor’s degree. A strong grassroots marketing campaign was useful in reaching attendees.  Additionally, nearly 100% of volunteers indicated they were well informed and prepared for the event.

Allen-Romero says the workshops “bring together students and professionals with the tools needed to apply for the financial resources needed for college.”  Workshop locations, in addition to other relevant information about College Goal Sunday, are included on the program’s website at https://financialaid.tamu.edu/cgs.

For more information contact Dana Mingo, Eastfield College’s Director of Financial Aid, at 972-860-7332.

Eastfield College, one of the seven Dallas County Community Colleges, is located at 3737 Motley Drive in Mesquite, just north of I-30.