Attend a financial aid planning event

Students, families invited to College Goal Oregon financial aid planning events

Distributed on behalf of: Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC)
Contact: Bob Brew, OSAC Executive Director, 541-687-7400, Bob.K.Brew@state.or.us

December 15, 2014

SALEM, Ore. – College Goal Oregon, a one-day event to help prospective college students and parents learn about financial aid options for college and how to apply, is planned for selected dates this January throughout the state. More than 20 sites are hosting this free financial aid event. (See locations below.)

All prospective students are invited to attend, whether they are high school or returning students. Participants will receive free, on-site help with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, otherwise known as the FAFSA. The FAFSA determines eligibility for need-based federal, state and campus-based financial aid including the Oregon Opportunity Grant. 

Students and parents should bring their previous year’s tax returns. College Goal Oregon Locations and dates are listed below. Please be sure to visit www.CollegeGoalOregon.gov for final dates, specific locations and additional documents to bring to the event.

• Beaverton High School, January 14
• Centennial Park School, January 14
• Chemeketa Community College – Salem Campus, January 10
• Chemeketa Community College – Yamhill Valley Campus, January 10
• Hermiston High School, January 3
• Hood River Valley High School, January 10
• La Grande High School, January 9
• Lane Community College, January 10
• McLoughlin High School, January 10
• Mt. Hood Community College, January 24
• Neah-Kah-Nie High School, January 17
• Newberg High School, January 13
• Oregon Coast Community College, January 17 & 31
• Portland Community College – Cascade Campus, January 12
• Portland Community College – Rock Creek, January 14
• Portland Community College – SE Campus, January 15
• Portland Community College – Sylvania Campus, January 13
• Riverside/Irrigon High School, January 3
• Sherwood High School, January 15
• Stanfield High School, January 10
• Thurston High School, January 10
• Tillamook High School, January 10
• Umatilla High School, TBD
• Warner Pacific College, January 17

College Goal Oregon is sponsored by the Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion and is a part of the national College Goal Sunday program to help students access millions of available financial aid dollars. 

Individuals interested in volunteering at a College Goal Oregon event can obtain more information at www.CollegeGoalOregon.gov.