How do you decide on a college?

How can Financial Aid affect me if i decide to go to out of state college?

• i went to college at Glendale Community College and i had to stop due to being put on Academic Suspension..Well i found a college in another state that offers classes and all that i need and originally wanted. I just wanted to know if they can use the Academic Suspension against me if i apply for an out of state college..

• Answer:

  I support the answer from Tamara. Also, unless you have the money (or unless your parents have the money and will be willing to pay it for you) to cover the full cost of attendance (COA) at another school in another state (another community college funded by the taxpayers in that area or a state funded university?) you will not be able to pay all the costs of attending that other school. If you are considering a community college in another state or a state government funded univ. in another state, you will be expected to pay the non-resident/out of district/out-of-state tuition. If you wish to figure what your total COA at the school in another state, you can probably find that information for this current school year, 2011-2012 using the College Search of the well-respected College Board web site. Just enter the name of the school in the College Search box here: http://www.collegeboard.org/ On the page with the At A Glance info for the school, click on the Costs & Financial Aid link to see the breakdown of the total cost of attendance (COA) for out-of-state (tuition and fees, room and board for commuters/not living at home, books and supplies, personal expenses, and transportation while living near campus and traveling to/from classes and a job), plus add in an estimated cost of travel to/from the location at the beginning/end of each semester and at break and holiday times. Take the total COA and increase it by 10% to get an estimated COA for the 2012-2013 school year. If you discover you cannot afford all the COA at the school in another state, face the situation you have made for yourself at Glendale CC and talk with your faculty adviser there to learn how you can get yourself off of Academic Suspension and if, after you do that, you can again be eligible for Federal student aid. Until you can bring your grades up at Glendale CC (and pay for the tuition, etc. out of your own pocket), you are stuck with Federal financial aid ineligibility. I am sorry you did not find out how to avoid Academic Suspension before you got yourself into that situation. No doubt you did not read the information in the Glendale CC Student Handbook regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress and how it affects eligibility for Federal financial aid. This is the link to the school catalog/student handbook (PDF version) which I found on the Glendale CC web site: http://www.gccaz.edu/catalog/GCC%20Catalog%20Update.pdf Read the information on pages 40 and 304 (Academic Progress and Financial Aid.) I suspect you received notice last semester that your class attendance/grade situation placed you on Academic Probation. If you did not find out then how to correct the situation and make changes for the positive, that is why you are now on Academic Suspension. If you are able to pay the costs of continuing at Glendale CC (right now, still your best bet cost-wise), be sure to find out what sort of course tutoring help may be available to you so you can earn good grades in your courses and eventually get off Academic Suspension. Bottom line: Schools that can be eligible for their students to be awarded some Federal student aid must follow U.S. Dept. of Education rules regarding the Satisfactory Academic Progress of their students or lose that eligibility for all their students. Librarians--Ask Us, We Answer! Find your local Public Library at: http://www.publiclibraries.com/ Find your College/University Library at: http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Academic_main.html Best wishes