Lake County has financial aid workshops
College students and their parents can get help with applying for college financial aid by attending one of nine free FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) workshops in Lake County.
The workshops are scheduled for Feb. 12 to March 19. All college-bound high school students and their parents, along with current college students, are invited to attend no matter where they plan to go to college.
The workshops are sponsored by the College of Lake County, the University Center of Lake County, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Mundelein High School, Round Lake High School, Waukegan High School and Coalition Latinos Unidos de Lake County.
The FAFSA form must be filled out for students to be considered for state and all federal financial aid. Financial aid information is also available online at fafsa.ed.gov or collegezone.com. CLC is a College Zone outreach center for the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
Lake County financial aid workshops:
Ÿ Saturday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m. to noon at College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake.
Ÿ Wednesday, Feb. 16, 3 to 5 p.m. at North Chicago High School.
Ÿ Wednesdays, Feb. 16 and 23, 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Zion-Benton Township High School.
Ÿ Saturday, Feb. 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Waukegan High School Brookside Campus.
Ÿ Tuesday, Feb. 22, 4 to 7 p.m. at Mundelein High School.
Ÿ Saturday, Feb. 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Round Lake High School, and 9 a.m. to noon at the College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus, 111 N. Genesee St., Waukegan.
Ÿ Thursday, March 3, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Waukegan Welcome Center, 742 Greenwood.
Ÿ Saturday, March 19, 9 a.m. to noon University Center of Lake County on CLC’s Grayslake Campus.
Students should bring the following documents with them: a copy of 2010 Federal Tax information (parent and student 1040EZ, 1040A or 1040 and all W2 forms); recent bank statements; the student’s drivers license and Social Security card, or Student Alien Registration card if the student is not a U.S. citizen.
If tax forms have not been completed yet, bring W-2 forms and your final paycheck stub for 2010.
For details, contact C. Myra Gaytan-Morales, director of University Center of Lake County at Waukegan, at (847) 665-4020 or mgaytan@ucenter.org, or visit “College Goal Sunday Illinois” at collegezone.com.