After a PUSD graduation ceremony (File Photo – Jennifer Hall Lee)
College Access Plan (CAP), a local organization providing no-cost college readiness services to students and graduates of Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) and their families, has received funding from Educational Credit Management Corporation through the U.S. Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Student Support Strategy project to ensure all students in our community complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA before September 1.
By News Desk
At first, serious snags in the 2024 roll-out of the new FAFSA caused the state of California to postpone its deadline for four-year college students to receive state grants to May 2.
Now, the extended deadline for community college students is September 1. Unfortunately, many students still have not submitted their forms, or systems glitches have kept applications from registering as complete.
CAP will train10 Financial Aid Advocates to spread the word via community events, social media, targeted email communication, and texting in support of successful FAFSA submission CAP staff members will provide no-cost group and individual support in completing financial aid applications. In August, CAP and PUSD will offer two FAFSA completion events, one in English and one in Spanish.
These efforts are geared toward recent graduates of the PUSD high schools.
CAP encourages students who want help with financial aid forms to contact them using this link to receive FAFSA support.
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