Financial Aid
Please note that you can begin submitting your FAFSA after December 1st at https://studentaid.gov
You will need a FSA ID in order to complete your FAFSA. Information regarding setting that up is available at FSA ID Information
**Link to various On Demand financial presentations from HESC HESC Financial Presentations
For assistance, please contact Dutchess Community College
at 845-431-8060 or email them at financial-aid@sunydutchess.edu
NET PRICE CALCULATOR
Net Price Calculators that are now federally required to be available on every college website. If you input your financial information into the Net Price Calculator, you can get a sense of what a financial aid package might look like for you based on that information . it can even give a family a sense of whether a merit scholarship might be available at that institution based on a student's unweighted GPA and test scores.
How to Calculate the Final Cost of College! https://www.npr.org
US Deparment of Education Transparency Calculator - https://collegecost.ed.gov
College Board Calculator - https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/financial-aid-awards/compare-aid-calculator
"Great Links" :
FAFSA - Free application for Federal Student Aid. Application for Financial Aid that must be completed every year the student attends college **Must be completed in order to get a student and/or Parent Loan*
FAFSA ID - You will need this in order to complete and sign the FAFSA.
HESC - New York State Higher Education Service Corp. Financial Aid info for TAP (Tuition Assistance Program for qualifying NYS residents attending New York Colleges}
Other Payback options:
Gradifi at www.gradifi.com- Employers help employees pay back student loans