Sentences with phrase «state student financial aid»

Fox College will supply the necessary documentation that may aid the student in receiving credits for the completed course work provided the student does not owe the school money, is not delinquent or in default on a student loan, or does not owe a refund on any federal or state student financial aid program.

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2 Although the rules may vary slightly by state, generally, a 529 account owned by a parent for a dependent student is reported on the federal financial - aid application (FAFSA) as a parental asset and is assessed at a (maximum) 5.6 % rate in determining the student's expected family contribution.

The skyrocketing costs of higher education coupled with declining sources of financial aid have made state colleges and universities the only option for many students, including some from families with relatively high incomes.

Financial aid is available, and Elementary and Early Childhood program students have the option to apply their Sunbridge education toward earning a fully - accredited MEd through our partnership with The State University of New York's Empire State College.

The governor's proposed budget hasn't been good news for Utica College and many other private colleges in New York — or for their students who rely on state funding for some of their financial aid.

Thus, ensuring that all New York students — from traditional to undocumented alike — can access financial aid to attend college not only helps those individuals, but the state as well.

Koppell had been pushing for a more progressive agenda including a higher minimum wage and public financing of campaigns, passage of the Dream Act, which would allow students in the country illegally access to state financial aid, along with all 10 points of the Women's Equality Agenda, which includes a contentious abortion plank.

Lawmakers also approved legislation allowing undocumented students to tap into financial aid funds at the state's public colleges and universities.

ALBANY — Amid the generally festive energy at this weekend's Somos El Futuro conference in Albany, there was another emotion coursing through many of the event's Latino participants: fury over the fate of the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented college students who meet certain criteria access to state financial aid.

«We don't want to wait until next year,» the Manhattan Democrat said of the Dream Act, which would extend state financial aid to students in the country illegally.

Many schools plan to add new student programs and services next year, aided by millions of dollars in fresh financial assistance from Albany, as well as reductions in state pension costs.

Control of the Senate, too, would ease the way for Democratic bills currently blocked by the GOP, including ones to increase firearm restrictions, allow early voting, authorize state financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children, and extend the statute of limitations on child molestation to allow victims to sue for decades - old abuse.

Cuomo administration officials said the governor's plan does not take dollars away from low - income students and will allow even more low - income families to take advantage of state and federal financial aid that's available for higher education.

Students, labor leaders, and citizens» groups are calling on the State Senate to pass the New York DREAM Act, which would give undocumented youth access to state financial aid like the Tuition Assistance ProState Senate to pass the New York DREAM Act, which would give undocumented youth access to state financial aid like the Tuition Assistance Prostate financial aid like the Tuition Assistance Program.

Sponsored by Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa of Manhattan, the measure would allow students brought into the country as children to seek state financial aid for higher education, including the Excelsior Scholarship program that makes tuition at state colleges free for low - income and middle - class students.

In addition, the governor proposes no broad - based increases in state financial aid programs, thus leaving either the student, or the college, short.

Cuomo is also backing the so - called Dream Act that would extend state financial aid to students in the country illegally as part of his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year.

He does propose to expand financial aid to those college students who are undocumented immigrants, but he proposes no expansions in the state's Tuition Assistance Program, which provides benefits to all students in need.

«They tend to be relatively cost - effective for sponsoring governments because each of the programs use a «last - dollar» model whereby the state subsidizes tuition costs after the student has exhausted all other available state and federal financial aid.»

Senator Mark Grisanti, a Buffalo Republican, started his own petition, arguing that the state should increase the availability of financial aid to traditional students before providing free college to prisoners.

The state Senate narrowly rejected a bill Monday night that would have provided undocumented students with state financial aid to pursue their education.

Hochul also touted her support for the Dream Act — which would allow state financial aid to undocumented, college - bound students — the 10 - point Women's Equality Agenda, and the SAFE Act.

Those extra expenses would not be covered under Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Excelsior Scholarship proposal, which would pay only the difference between financial aid and tuition at State University of New York or City University of New York campuses for full - time students from families earning $ 125,000 or less.

ALBANY — State leaders are near a deal that would provide free public college tuition for many middle class families while also providing more financial aid to students at nonpublic colleges, Sen. Jeff Klein said Wednesday.

Advocates were hoping to see the New York DREAM Act passed along with it, which would make undocumented students eligible for state financial aid.

They include further raising the state's minimum wage, and passing a Dream Act to give financial aid to immigrants who are college students.

Students from across the state are gathering in Albany today to encourage elected officials to commit more resources to student financial aid programs.

The legislation would allow undocumented students who meet in - state tuition requirements to access state financial aid and scholarships for higher education.

Guillermo Linares — a former assemblyman and city councilman — will head the state Higher Education Services Corp., which reviews and distributes $ 1 billion in tuition assistance and financial aid to 370,000 college students.

■ The Dream Act, which would allow undocumented students to obtain state financial aid and scholarships, is a badly needed investment in New York's future.

«Angle's radical plans to eliminate the Department of Education would cost Nevada college students more than $ 500 million in financial aid like Pell grants, and hundreds of millions for our state's elementary and secondary schools — all at a time when our students can least afford such draconian cuts,» Reid campaign spokesman Kelly Steele said in a statement.

Cuomo also supports extending state college financial aid programs to students without legal status.

In the same speech, the governor reiterated his support for the state Dream Act that would enable undocumented students to gain access to financial aid for college.

The boycotts could cost Long Island's public schools more than $ 200 million in federal and state financial aid if Washington imposes penalties for low student test - participation rates, key superintendents in Nassau and Suffolk counties said in a January letter to acting U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr..

Had it passed, New York would have been only the fifth U.S. state to offer state financial aid to undocumented students.

There's agreement to expand state financial aid to cover students of families with annual incomes up to $ 125,000.

High - profile legislation like the DREAM Act, which would make undocumented students eligible for state financial aid, and raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 17 or 18, appear completely off the table.

She has instead sponsored several bills to expand the state's Tuition Assistance Program and other existing streams of financial aid for college students who are citizens.

The potential risk is greatest, the Bain report states, to schools that are «not a top - ranked institution,» whose «financial statements don't look as good as they used to,» and that «have had to take drastic measures» to improve the bottom line, such as raising tuition, reducing standards of admission, and cutting aid to students and numbers of faculty.

Reporting from Berlin, Vogel wrote «that the federal government will take over the full cost of the country's financial aid program for university students — which will amount to a $ 1.2 billion savings for state budgets each year.»

At a meeting on Monday evening, Angela Merkel and leaders of her party's coalition partners agreed that the federal government will take over the full cost of the country's financial aid program for university students — which will amount to a $ 1.2 billion savings for state budgets each year.

Falling state support for public universities has created «perverse incentives» to admit foreign students who pay full out - of - state tuition and don't receive financial aid, Teitelbaum said.

In January, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to the state's Tax Credit Scholarship Program, thereby preserving financial aid opportunities for thousands of low - income students to attend private schools.

IMPORTANT: The FAFSA application each student submits will be used to automatically apply for all available sources of state - level financial aid as well as Federal.

Of course, Smith recognizes that there are numerous obstacles standing in the way, including high college prices, scarce financial aid, uncertainty about student loans, and stalled support from states for higher education.

Schools that didn't improve would risk losing students and the accompanying state financial aid.

Keeping them in college demands constant peer support, state and federal financial aid, an open - minded college board, and the willingness to let these students take three steps backward for every one they take forward.

Providing the right mix of financial aid and non-financial supports to the students who need them most is far more likely to improve this state of affairs than eliminating tuition for all or most families.

First, inducing students to attend out - of - state colleges likely requires large financial incentives, given that all the observed out - of - state shifting in this study is driven by colleges known to provide large student aid packages.

The plan would provide tuition grants for students who finished high school, met income requirements, took challenging high school courses, applied for federal and state financial aid, and earned a B average.