The financial aid process can be confusing, and the ongoing government shutdown may have parents asking extra questions ahead ...

Student aid will continue to be disbursed, but some local college officials say they are concerned that FAFSA system hiccups ...

The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) met on Monday to discuss the launch of the 2026-2027 financial aid cycle. The ...

The updated FAFSA form launched last week — the earliest it’s been available in the program’s history, according to the ...

The Education Department finally made fixes to FAFSA to make it less of a pain to apply for financial aid.

The 2024-25 application for financial aid would typically open on Oct. 1, but this year, it opened in late December. Experiencing issues? We’re aware that some students are having trouble completing ...

Experts say students shouldn't readily forgo federal aid. But a California-only program may be a good alternative in some ...

The FAFSA is used to determine how much financial aid a college student can receive from the federal government. The ...

New York is expanding financial aid and waiving college application fees for almost 130 institutions statewide in an effort ...

UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California undergraduates getting ...

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This time last year about 307,000 high school seniors completed a financial aid application. This year, that number is around ...