October 17, 2008

2-Year-College Students Miss Out on Aid Because Many Don't Apply

By BECKIE SUPIANO

Community colleges serve a large proportion of low-income students each year, but nearly 40 percent of their full-time students don't even fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Many of even the poorest students — those with family incomes under $9,999 a year — do not apply for federal aid. Twenty-nine percent of dependent students in that income range do not file applications.

Students offer a number of reasons for not making the effort,

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