January 20, 2012 

The Financial Aid Office at North Central Missouri College will take part in FAFSA Frenzy, a nationwide event designed to help college students fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), on Saturday, February 11.  The FAFSA is the first step in applying for federal financial aid and state aid programs.

The U.S. Department of Education will make more than $150 billion in postsecondary financial aid available to students throughout the nation next year.  In addition, eight $500 scholarships will be given to students attending a FAFSA Frenzy event in Missouri; winners will receive their scholarships upon receipt of enrollment verification for the 2012 fall semester at a Missouri postsecondary institution.

FAFSA Frenzy, a program of College Goal Sunday, is offered in Missouri through partnerships between the Missouri Department of Higher Education with the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel, the Lumina Foundation for Education, and the YMCA.

Students and their families who bring their completed 2011 income tax returns to this event will be able to complete their 2012 FAFSA application on site.  Families who have not yet completed their tax returns will still learn valuable information to help them finish their FAFSA at home.

NCMC’s FAFSA Frenzy will be Saturday, February 11 from 2 till 4 p.m. in Hoffman Hall on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton.  All prospective students and their families are invited to attend.  Questions can be directed to Macey Tipton, NCMC admissions/financial aid representative, at 660 359 3948 ext. 1410 or mtipton@mail.ncmissouri.edu.