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Empower Your Future: College Budgeting and Financial Aid Strategies

Join us for an informative session on budgeting for college and understanding financial aid. Discover resources for tuition, scholarships, and managing debt effectively. We'll explore exciting career paths such as Criminal Justice, Psychology, Business Administration, Education, and Healthcare Administration, including their salary potentials and career outcomes. Learn how education can help you achieve professional happiness and what degrees to consider. Don’t miss the opportunity for a chance to win in our raffle!

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Empower Your Future: College Budgeting and Financial Aid Strategies

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  1. High and Low Empowerment Budgeting and Information Packets College-specific, including:  Tuition & Financial Aid Resources Program Information– Next Steps Conclusion  RafflePWGT business Agenda

  2. • What was your high today? • Why? Write it down!

  3. What was your low?

  4. Tonight we’re going to try to help you answer for yourself these key questions about continuing your education: 1) What makes you happy professionally? What is your ideal job? 2) How can education help you achieve that? 3) What degrees appeal to you? 4) Can I afford it? The Big 4

  5. Popular Degrees • According to the “Job Training Place” five of the most popular degrees are: • Criminal Justice • Psychology • Business Administration • Education • Healthcare Administration

  6. Salary potential • According to payscale.com and based on people who have attained a bachelor’s degree : Mid Career Median Pay: • Criminal Justice- $58,900 • Psychology- $61,300 • Business Administration- $70,500 • Education- $54,700 • Healthcare Administration- $60,900

  7. Career Outcomes • Criminal Justice • • Criminal Investigator • • Corrections Officer • • Legal Assistant • • Customs Agent • • Court Administrator • Psychology • • Academic Advisor • • Career Advisor • • Case Manager • • Child Care Worker • • Counselor • • Human Resources Administrator • • Social Services/Human Services Assistant

  8. Career Outcomes • Business Administration • • Accounting • • Finance • • Healthcare Management • • HR Management • • International Business • • Marketing • • Organizational Management • Education (M.Ed) • • Assistant Principal • • Community College Instructor • • Educational Administrator • • Occupational Instructors • • Technical, Trade or Industrial Instructor

  9. Career Outcomes Healthcare Administration (MPH) • Hospital/Managed Care Administrator • Program Evaluation & Planning • Information Systems Manager • Health Services Research Analyst • Policy Analyst

  10. Budgeting for your life and for your education.

  11. WELCOME! • Agenda: • Paying for College • Managing Debt • Scholarships

  12. How to Pay for College • Support from parents/family/friends • Grants and Scholarships • Employment • Work Study • Internship • Employment Tuition Benefits • Student Loans • Savings

  13. Scholarships • Scholarships are FREE Money • Awards range from a few dollars to covering full tuition • There are scholarships for EVERYONE! • Sports and athletics scholarship • Music/Dance/Art students scholarships • Cultural scholarship • Scholarships & Grants for International Students • Scholarships for Students with Disabilities • Scholarships for Studying a specific field of interest (Nursing, Education. Etc…) • Many More Apply, Apply, Apply…

  14. Scholarship Sources • College/University based scholarships • Community organization based scholarships • Business/Employer based scholarships • Professional, career, and trade association based scholarships • Merit based scholarships • Private scholarships

  15. Who gives Scholarships? Corporations: • Coca-Cola • Target • Wal-Mart • Microsoft • IBM Business: • National (National Business Aircraft Association) • Local (Kiwanis Club) Colleges/Universities: • Contact the School you are planning to attend Organizations: • National (2Futuro, The Sallie Mae Fund) • Local

  16. What Scholarship Providers Lookfor in an Application? • Complete • Neat • All required documents included • All questions answered After an application makes it past the first round, judges separate “OK” from “great”. Applications that make it through are those that have well thought-out-responses. Special attention is paid to: • Academics • Leadership • Service • Creativity • Special Circumstances

  17. Free Scholarship Search Engines www.collegeanswer.com www.fastweb.com www.studentaid.ed.gov www.srnexpress.com www.collegenet.com www.gocollege.com www.fastaid.com www.collegeview.com www.collegeboard.com www.scholarships.com

  18. Other Points to Remember • Fraudulent scholarship operations often use official-sounding names, containing words such as federal, national, administration, division, federation, and foundation. • If you win a scholarship, you will receive a written official notification by mail, not by telephone. • Be wary if an organization’ address is a box number or a residential address. • Beware of telephone numbers with a 900-area code. • Watch for scholarships that ask you to “act now.” • Be wary of endorsements. • Don’t pay money for a scholarship to an organization that you’ve never heard of before or whose legitimacy you can’t verify. To find out how to recognize, report, and stop a scholarship scam go to www.ftc.gov or call 877 FTC-HELP (toll free).

  19. Be A Wise Borrower You can achieve your goals and manage your debt if you: • Develop A strategy for success • Spend your future income wisely • Review your out-of school • budget plan (plan to live cheaply)

  20. Be A Wise Borrower (Continued…) • Monitor repayment dates so late payments will not adversely affect credit • Use cash, not credit cards • Revise future lifestyle expectations – renter vs. buyer • Develop good financial habits – organize and keep good financial records

  21. Finding Help online (Continued) • Better Budgeting: www.betterbudgeting.com • CNN Money (Money 101 found under Personal Finance): www.cnnmoney.com • FinAidCalculators: www.finaid.org/calculators • Financial Planning: www.msnmoney.com • Retirement Planning (AARP): www.aarp.org • A Free Copy of your Credit Report Available Every 12 months: www.annualcreditreport.com • Three Major Credit Bureaus • www.equifax.com • www.experian.com • www.transunion.com

  22. Questions? Cristina Peguero Director, Student Financial Services 813-463-7189 cpeguero@argosy.edu

  23. Steps to get started • Choose the program that’s right for you. • Identify your support system. • Make an informed decision. • How will you cover your investment. • Do it! Apply to the school of your choice. • Use all resources available to you. • Reap the rewards.

  24. Undergraduate Education Counseling Clinical Psychology Business Financial Aid Questions?

  25. Raffle • And the winner is… Get your ticket out!

  26. Contact us: • Laura Rodriguez Kelly Buckner • 813-463-7192  813-463-7124 • Lrodriguez@argosy.edu Kbuckner@argosy.edu

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