How Do I Pay for College?

This packet identifies the various types of financial aid resources, explains the steps to completing the FAFSA, describes the DC Tuition Assistance Program, and lists common scholarship opportunities and resources available for students residing in the District of Columbia.

Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2017

Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students: Promising Models and a Call to Action, 2014

The Executive Office of the President and the Department of Education engaged with leading experts to identify the barriers to increasing college opportunity and helping and encouraging low-income students to apply, enroll, and succeed in college. They identified four key areas of work to promote college opportunity:
•    Connecting more low-income students to colleges where they can succeed and encouraging completion 
•    Increasing the pool of students preparing for college
•    Reducing inequalities in college advising and test preparation
•    Seeking breakthroughs in remedial education
 

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2014

Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), projects the number of high school graduates in the US from school years 2000-01 through 2031-32. The data are disaggregated by state and region, public and private schools, and race/ethnicity.

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2016

mySpot

A webtool for homeless residents of DC to find shelters, service facilities, and public Wifi located near them.

Category: Local Social Services
Publication Date: 2017

Pathways To Success: Integrating Learning with Life and Work to Increase National College Completion

In 2011, the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance held a hearing and asked experts to address the 1) barriers to access and persistence, 2) best practices, and 3) the role of the federal government in serving nontraditional students.  

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2012

DC Public Benefits

DC residents can explore this website to apply for public benefits by DC's Department of Human Services. Benefits include Financial Assistance/TANF, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps), and Medical Assistance.

Source: DC Department of Human Services
Category: Local Social Services
Publication Date: 2018

Questions and Answers: Financial Aid and Undocumented Students

The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office compiled this list of questions and answers about federal student aid eligibilty and application for undocumented (Dreamers and DACA) students.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2015

Re-Engaging Disconnected Youth in Washington, DC

This excerpt describes local efforts supporting disconnected youth in Washington, DC, including public charter and alternative education programs, GED preparation programs, GED/workforce development blended programs, job training programs, and other programs.

Category: College Planning and Assessments, Tools for Advisers, Current Research

DC Summer Food Finder

This website helps children and families in Washington, DC find free and healthy summer meals in their neighborhood.

Source: American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Category: Local Social Services
Publication Date: 2018

Types of Financial Aid

The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office produced this brochure about the three types of federal student aid: grants, loans, and work-study.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid