Heartland Lincoln Center offering free student financial aid workshops

 

[February 22, 2016]  LINCOLN - Heartland Lincoln Center is hosting a two-day financial aid event. A FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) completion workshop takes place Wednesday, February 24 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

On Thursday, February 25 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., HLC is conducting a scholarship workshop for any new or current students interested in attending Heartland for the 2016-17 year. Both workshops are free and take place at HLC, 620 Broadway Street.

Registration is requested. Call HLC at 217-735-1731 to reserve your spot ahead of time.

FAFSA Workshop – Wednesday, February 24 (4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

More than $150 billion is given to college students each year through FAFSA. Completing the form is the first step in getting state and federal student aid. At the FAFSA workshop, financial aid professionals will be available to help students, parents or anyone looking to attend college next fall.

To complete the FAFSA, the following items are needed:

• Most recent federal income tax forms
• A driver’s license or state ID
• Amount of any untaxed income received

Those filing as a dependent should bring their parents’ tax forms. Though not required, W2 forms are helpful to have when filling out the FAFSA application.

Scholarship Workshop – Thursday, February 25 (3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Heartland has several scholarship opportunities available for students. For the 2015-16 school year, the HCC Foundation awarded 188 scholarships in tuition support. There are more to give for the 2016-17 school year.

At this workshop, a representative from the Foundation will be available to assist with the scholarship application process.

[Becky Gropp, Heartland Community College]