1. College Costs and Financial Aid Resources Available for You
Costs vary from school to school
Cost will make a difference
Research college costs
Research ways to reduce your costs
Plan ahead…

2. College Costs Tuition Fees Room and Board Books and Supplies
Equipment and Personal Supplies
Transportation
Miscellaneous expenses

3. Tuition and Fees Full time tuition Fees include:
Student Body Center Fee
Recreation & Wellness Fee
Student Body Association Fee
Student Health Service Fee
Campus Card Fee
(varies by college)

4. Room and Board
Housing
options available
Food Expense

5. Books and Supplies Books and class supplies Backpack Notebooks
Pens and pencils
Regular paper and printer paper
Desk supplies and folders

6. Equipment and Personal Supplies
Computer
Printer
Desk lamp
Refrigerator
Microwave
Bedding and linens (mattress topper,
pillow, sheets, blanket, towels)

7. Transportation Commuter expenses Traveling home during breaks
Community bus or shuttle

8. Miscellaneous Expenses
Clothes
Laundry
Moving expense
Recreation

9. Published Price vs Net Price
Published Price = totaling everything up Net Price = published price minus grants, scholarships, tax benefits Financial Aid helps establish net price

10. Use College Cost Calculators
Naviance/Family Connection
College Websites
FAFSA.gov
CollegeBoard.com

11. Using Naviance/Family Connection
Select College
Select Cost & Aid tab
Or locate college website

12. Cerritos College

13. Local Community College (per year)
$ 1,380 tuition per year/15 units ($46.00 per unit) $ 60 fees (activity fee, health fee) $ 1,700 books $ 3,040 Total Per Year (+ parking) (approximately)

14. Calif. State Long Beach

15. Local California State University (per year)
$ 6,420 tuition and fees (in-state resident) $ 1,828 books $ 11,688 room and board (yr) $ 1,366 miscellaneous fees $ 1,400 travel $ 22,702 Total Per Year (approximately)

16. U.C. Irvine

17. Local University of California (per year)
$ 14,577 Systemwide Fees (tuition) $ 2,385 Campus Fees $ 1,732 Books and Supplies $ 12,638 Room and Board (yr) $ 1,821 Personal $ 809 Transportation $ 33,962 Total Per Year (approximately)

18. University of Southern California (USC)

19. University of Southern California (USC) per year
$ 48,348 Tuition per year (in-state) $ 1,500 Books $ 13,334 USC Housing and board (yr) $ 5,300 Additional fees $ 68,482 Total Per Year (approximately) $ 350 Orientation fee (one time) $ 604 Parking/Transportation (yr)

20. Arizona State University (public)

21. Arizona State University (public)
$ 14,899 Tuition & Fees per year (WUE) $ 1,600 Books $ 12,600 Room and Board (yr) $ ? additional fees $ 29,099+ Total Per Year (approximately)

22. New Mexico State University (WUE)

23. New Mexico State University (WUE) per year
$ 6,573 Tuition and Fees per year $ 1,206 Books $ 7,200 Room and Board $ ? Additional Fees $ 14,979+ Total Per Year (approximately)

24. Compare Colleges Approximate Total Per Year
$ 3,040 Community College $22,702 California State University $33,962 University of California $68,482 USC $29,099 Arizona State University (WUE) $14,979 New Mexico State Univ. (WUE)

25. Scholarships and Free Money
Yes, there is free money!
Plan ahead!

26. Financial Aid Overview
Need Based
Merit Based
College Awards
Scholarships
Loans

27. CSS Profile http://css.collegeboard.org
Over 400 colleges use this form
$25 report fee

28. Need Based - Federal and State
(Use Cal Grant GPA Verification and FAFSA Form)
Cal Grant
Pell Grant
Federal Academic Competitive Grant
Federal Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant
SMART Grant
University Grant

29. FAFSA FREE Application for Federal Student Aid
ONLY use FAFSA.gov website
(official/free government website)
Apply after January 1
Complete on your own
Need PIN (student and parent)
Estimate first
Need tax documents
IRS retrieval tool

30. Middle Class Scholarship
Requires FAFSA or Dream Act
UC or Cal State
Family income up to $150,000
Citizen, permanent resident, AB540
Award $ varies

31. Cal Grant GPA Verification
Due by March 2
Based on classes/grades
Set up account
Cal Grant A, B, or C
$ varies

32. Merit Based
National Merit Scholarship Program
National Achievement Scholarship Program
National Hispanic Recognition Program
Cal State President Scholars
University Grant
UC Regents/Chancellor’s Grant

33. (evaluated through college app) Grants Scholarships
College Awards
(evaluated through college app)
Grants
Scholarships
Dean’s
Presidential
Trustee
Alumni

34. Scholarships
Loans
Federal Loans
Private Loans

35. Scholarship Preparation
Use your Naviance account!
GPA
Test Scores
Honors
Extracurricular Activities
Leadership
Community Service
Employment
College/Career Goals
Prospective Colleges

36. Portfolio Save important work Art Film/Video Writing, poetry Media
Computer graphics
Special projects

37. References Letters of Recommendation Teachers Counselor Coach
Community representative
Employer
Allow 2-3 weeks
Provide gentle reminder
Thank you card and update!

38. Scholarships Naviance Fastweb.com Scholarships.com
Banks, stores, local community organizations, employees
College websites

39. Merit Award Nominations
Franklin Olin College of Engineering
Barrett Honors College at the Arizona State University
The University of Toledo
Indiana University
The University of Evansville
Boston College
Boston University
The College of New Jersey
Whittier College
New York University
Oklahoma State Univ.
and more!
University of Virginia
CSU Fresno
CSU Long Beach
The College of Idaho
Whitman College
Washington University in St. Louis
Babson College
The University of Connecticut
Mount Holyoke
Scripps College
Vanderbilt University
Seattle University
Emory University

40. Opportunities (merit based and need based)
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
High School (Grades 9-12)
Seniors
College

41. Middle School PTSA – Reflections City of Cerritos Library
Cerritos Optimist Essay (7-12)
Cerritos Optimist Speech (7-12)
Doodle 4 Google (7-12)
Elks Americanism Essay (5th-8)
Elks Drug Awareness Essay (7-8)
Girls Going Places (ages 12-18)
India Heritage Awards (8)
Swackhamer Disarmament Video (all ages)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen Essay
Viet Olympiad (7-12)
Water is Life Poster Contest

42. High School (Grades 9-12) ACT Poster Contest (11-12)
Rotary Club Speech
Lions Club Speech
American Legion
Auto Club Video
Best Buy
Distinguished Young Woman (11th)
Congressional Arts
EF Global Citizen Scholarship (9-11)
Extreme Web Development
Gen and Kelly Tanabe
Young Women’s Empowerment Day (11-12)
Holocaust Remembrance Project
JFK Profile in Courage Essay
Music Center Spotlight Awards- Performing Arts
Music Center Spotlight Awards – Visual Arts
National Peace Essay
Nordstrom (11th)
Siemens Foundation
United States Senate Youth Program (11-12)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy
Viet Olympiad Awards (10-12)
Violet Richardson Award

43. Seniors Boeing Scholarship Coca Cola Scholars Foundation Elks
Union Plus Scholarship
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Alpha Kappa Delta (females only)
Asian Pacific Fund Scholarship
AXA Achievement Community
AXA Achievement Scholarship
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Burger King
California Cash for College
Cash for College Video
California School Employees Association
California State PTA
Cal State Univ. Fullerton Future Scholars
Daring Young Artists To Dream
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Dr. Denny Ko Future Entrepreneurs
Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go
Dreamers Challenge Scholarship
Edison Scholars Program
Gates Millennium Scholars
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Horatio Alger
India Heritage Awards
Intel Science
Italian Catholic Federation
Key Club
KFC Colonel’s Scholars
Larry Wong Memorial Scholarship
Lowe’s
Mahatma Rice Scholarship
Mayor’s Youth Walk of Achievement
Milken Scholars Program
Nara Bank
NASSP Herff Jones Principal’s Leadership Award
National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur
Pacific Community Credit Union
Cerritos Center Performing Arts Scholarship
Philippine Society of Southeast Los Angeles Scholarship
Questbridge (11-12)
Rafu Shimpo

44. Seniors (continued) Union Plus Scholarship Raoul Teilhet Scholarship
United Negro College Funds
Verbal Ink Language Essay Scholarship
Verizon Scholarship Awards
Viet Olympiad Awards
Visine Students with Vision Scholarship
Water Replenishment District Scholarship
Wendy’s High School Heisman Awards Program
HS PTSA Scholarship
Parents Support Group Scholarship
William Davila Scholarship Fund
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
Youth Automobile Safety Scholarship Program
Raoul Teilhet Scholarship
Ray Shine Music
Ron Brown Scholar Program
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year
Society of Automotive Scholarship
Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation
Society of Women Engineers
Southern California Mothers of Twins
Southern Calif. Pro Golf Association Johnny Revolta
Stan Chambers Journalism
Taiwanese American Community Scholarship
Tzu Chi Scholars Scholarship

45. Scholarship Follow-Up
Submit any requested documents
Thank you card!

46. Thank you.
Questions?