Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2010-11
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Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2010-11
  • FEDERAL STUDENT AID AT A GLANCE
  • A WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU APPLY
  • REDUCING THE COST OF EDUCATION
  • AM I ELIGIBLE?
  • TYPES OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID
  • OTHER FINANCIAL AID SOURCES
  • IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE… BE CAREFUL
  • B HOW DO I APPLY?
  • GETTING YOUR FEDERAL STUDENT AID PIN
  • COMPLETING THE FAFSA
  • THE STUDENT AID REPORT (SAR)
  • C REPAYING YOUR STUDENT LOAN
  • BORROWER’S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • LOAN REPAYMENT
  • POSTPONING LOAN REPAYMENT
  • CONSOLIDATING YOUR LOANS
  • LOAN CANCELLATION
  • IMPORTANT TERMS
  • STATE HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCIES
  • OTHER FEDERAL STUDENT AID PUBLICATIONS


  • State Higher Education Agencies
       

    Listed on the next pages are the state agencies responsible for administering state financial aid programs. You should apply for any available state aid as well as federal aid and private scholarships. There also is a list of state education agency contact information at www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SHEA.htm (this URL is case-sensitive).

    Alabama

    Alabama Commission
    on Higher Education

    Toll-free: 1-800-960-7773
    Web site: www.ache.state.al.us

    Alaska

    Alaska Commission
    on Postsecondary Education

    Toll-free: 1-800-441-2962
    Web site:
    http://akadvantage.alaska.gov

    Arizona

    Arizona Commission
    for Postsecondary Education

    Phone: 602-258-2435
    Web site: www.azhighered.org
      

    Arkansas

    Arkansas Department
    of Higher Education

    Toll-free: 1-800-54-STUDY
    Web site: www.arkansashighered.com

    California

    California Student Aid Commission
    Toll-free: 1-888-224-7268
    Web site: www.csac.ca.gov

    Colorado

    Colorado Department
    of Higher Education

    Phone: 303-866-2723
    Web site: www.state.co.us/cche
    http://highered.colorado.gov/finance/financialaid
      

    Connecticut

    Connecticut Department
    of Higher Education

    Phone: 860-947-1855
    Web site: www.ctdhe.org

    Delaware

    Delaware Higher Education Commission
    Toll-free: 1-800-292-7935
    Web site:
    www.doe.state.de.us/high-ed

    District of Columbia

    Office of the State Superintendent of Education
    Phone: 202-727-2824
    Web site: www.seo.dc.gov
      

    Florida

    Office of Student Financial Assistance,
    Florida Department of Education

    Toll-free: 1-888-827-2004
    Web site:
    www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

    Georgia

    Georgia Student Finance Commission
    Toll-free: 1-800-505-4732
    Web site: www.gsfc.org

    Hawaii

    University of Hawaii System
    Phone: 808-956-7251
    Web site: www.hawaii.edu/academics/ admissions/aid.html
      

    Idaho

    Idaho State Board of Education
    Phone: 208-332-1574
    Web site: www.boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarship
    /scholarship_jump.asp

    Illinois

    Illinois Student Assistance Commission
    Toll-free: 1-800-899-4722
    Web site: www.collegezone.com

    Indiana

    State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
    Toll-free: 1-888-528-4719
    Web site: www.in.gov/ssaci
      

    Iowa

    Iowa College Student Aid Commission
    Toll-free in state: 1-877-272-4456
    Phone(out of state): 515-725-3400
    Web site: www.iowacollegeaid.org

    Kansas

    Kansas Board of Regents
    Phone: 785-296-3421
    Web site: www.kansasregents.org

    Kentucky

    Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
    Toll-free: 1-800-928-8926
    Web site: www.kheaa.com
      

    Louisiana

    Louisiana Office of Student
    Financial Assistance

    Toll-free: 1-800-259-5626
    Web site: www.osfa.state.la.us

    Maine

    Finance Authority of Maine
    Toll-free: 1-800-228-3734
    Web site: www.famemaine.com

    Maryland

    Maryland Higher Education Commission
    Toll-free: 1-800-974-1024
    Web site: www.mhec.state.md.us
      

    Massachusetts

    Massachusetts Board of Higher Education,
    Office of Student Financial Assistance

    Phone: 617-727-9420
    Web site: www.osfa.mass.edu

    Michigan

    Student Financial Services Bureau
    Toll-free: 1-800-642-5626, ext. 37054
    Web site:
    www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid

    Minnesota

    Minnesota Office of Higher Education
    Toll-free: 1-800-657-3866
    Web site: www.ohe.state.mn.us
      

    Mississippi

    Mississippi Office of
    Student Financial Aid,
    Mississippi Institutions
    of Higher Learning

    Toll-free: 1-800-327-2980
    Web site:
    www.mississippi.edu/riseupms/
    financialaid-state.php

    Missouri

    Missouri Department of Higher Education
    Toll-free: 1-800-473-6757
    Web site: www.dhe.mo.gov

    Montana

    Montana Guarantee Student Loan Program
    Toll-free: 1-800-537-7508
    Web site: www.mgslp.state.mt.us
      

    Nebraska

    Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
    Phone: 402-471-0032
    Web site: www.ccpe.state.ne.us

    Nevada

    Office of the State Treasurer
    Toll-free: 1-888-477-2667
    Web site: www.nevadatreasurer.gov

    New Hampshire

    New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
    Phone: 603-271-2555
    Web site:
    www.nh.gov/postsecondary/financial
    /index.html
      

    New Jersey

    New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
    Toll-free: 1-800-792-8670
    Web site:
    www.hesaa.org

    New Mexico

    New Mexico Higher Education Department
    Toll-free: 1-800-279-9777
    Web site: www.hed.state.nm.us

    New York

    New York State Higher Education Services Corporation
    Toll-free: 1-888-697-4372
    Web site: www.hesc.org
      

    North Carolina

    College Foundation of North Carolina
    Toll-free: 1-866-866-2362
    Web site: www.cfnc.org

    North Dakota

    North Dakota University System
    Phone: 701-328-2960
    Web site: www.ndus.edu

    Ohio

    Ohio Board of Regents
    Toll-free: 1-888-833-1133
    (for information specifically about Ohio programs)
    Toll-free: 1-877-428-8246 (for information about other sources of financial aid)
    Web site: www.regents.ohio.gov/sgs/index.php
      

    Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
    Toll-free: 1-800-858-1840
    Web site: www.okhighered.org

    Oregon

    Oregon Student Assistance Commission
    Phone: 541-687-7400
    Toll-free: 1-800-452-8807
    Web site: www.osac.state.or.us

    Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
    Toll-free: 1-800-692-7392
    Web site:
    http://www.pheaa.org
      

    Rhode Island

    Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority
    Toll-free: 1-800-922-9855
    Web site: www.riheaa.org/borrowers

    South Carolina

    South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
    Toll-free: 803-737-2260
    Web site: www.che.sc.gov

    South Dakota

    South Dakota Board of Regents
    Phone: 605-773-3455
    Web site:
    www.sdbor.edu/student/prospective
      

    Tennessee

    Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
    Toll-free: 1-800-342-1663
    Web site: www.collegepaystn.com

    Texas

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Texas
    Financial Aid Information Center

    Toll-free: 1-888-311-8881
    Web site: www.collegefortexans.com

    Utah

    Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
    Toll-free: 1-877-336-7378
    Web site: www.uheaa.org
      

    Vermont

    Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
    Toll-free: 1-800-642-3177
    Web site:
    www.vsac.org

    Virginia

    State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
    Toll Free: 1-877-516-0138
    Web site: www.schev.edu

    Washington

    Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
    Toll-free: 1-888-535-0747
    Web site: www.hecb.wa.gov
      

    West Virginia

    West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
    Toll-free: 1-888-825-5707
    Web site: www.hepc.wvnet.edu

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board
    Phone: 608-267-2206
    Web site: www.heab.wisconsin.gov

    Wyoming

    Wyoming Department of Education
    Phone: 307-777-7690
    Web site: www.k12.wy.us/grants.asp
      
    U.S. Territories

    American Samoa

    American Samoa Community College
    Phone: 011-684-699-9155
    Web site: www.amsamoa.edu

    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

    Northern Marianas College Financial Aid Office
    Phone: 011-670-234-5498
    Web site: www.nmcnet.edu

    Federated States of Micronesia

    Federated States of Micronesia Department of Education
    Phone: 011-691-320-2609
    Web site: www.literacynet.org/micronesia/doe.html
      

    Guam

    University of Guam
    Phone: 011-671-735-2288
    Web site: www.uog.edu

    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
    Phone: 787-724-7100
    Web site: www.ces.gobierno.pr

    Republic of Palau

    Republic of Palau Ministry of Education
    Phone: 011-680-488-2471
    Web site: www.palaumoe.net
      

    Republic of the Marshall Islands

    Marshall Islands Scholarship Grant and Loan Board
    Phone: 011-692-625-5770
    Web site: www.rmischolarship.net

    Virgin Islands

    Virgin Islands Board of Education
    Phone: 340-774-0100
    Web site: www.doe.vi
     


    Last updated/reviewed May 17, 2010


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