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How Latinos Pay for College: Navigating College Finance

How Latinos Pay for College: Navigating College Finance. Deborah A. Santiago. Education Writer ’ s Association September 4, 2014 Dallas, Texas. 2 themes…. Getting financial aid is too hard…. Latinos received the lowest average total aid award amount of any group. Why?.

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How Latinos Pay for College: Navigating College Finance

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  1. How Latinos Pay for College: Navigating College Finance Deborah A. Santiago Education Writer’s Association September 4, 2014 Dallas, Texas

  2. 2 themes…

  3. Getting financial aid is too hard…

  4. Latinos received the lowest average total aid award amount of any group

  5. Why?

  6. Latino Student Profile DACA/Dreamer

  7. Financial Aid Overview

  8. Financial Aid • Types: Grants/Scholarships, Loans, Work-Study jobs, Tax benefits • Sources: Federal, State, Institutional, Private, Personal • Acronyms: • FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid • EFC: Expected Family Contribution • SAsP: Satisfactory Academic Progress • DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

  9. Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

  10. Total Aid

  11. Grants good; Loans… not so muchWork-study, yes! For Latinos

  12. State Aid • Latino participation is equal to all undergraduates: 16% • Latinos received a higher average state aid award than all undergraduates.

  13. Institutional Aid • Latino participation is similar to all undergraduates: 17% • There is a substantial disparity in the average institutional grant award between Latinos and all undergraduates.

  14. Types of institutions

  15. Caution! Data: National Postsecondary Aid Study (NPSAS), U.S. Dept of Education, excludes Puerto Rico in 2012 study Scams: Families asked to pay for services or applications that are free

  16. www.EdExcelencia.org

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