Hello all !
My virgin post. I'm 28 this year, with an AA degree in IT. I've just been made redundant by my job and I'm looking to go back to college to finish my degree. I'm hoping it'll be in Computer Science or IT related. I live in Texas, so I'm looking at the colleges around the big cities. Namely, UT Dallas, U of Houston, UT Austin, A&M, and SMU.
I've done some reading up on FAFSA. From what I understand, I apply for admission into the college, and submit my FAFSA. The school's financial department will show me how much they can 'provide' me. Firstly for tuition, followed by cost of living.
So my question is, what if the amount is not enough for me to survive on ?
Eg, Tuition is $8k, cost of living is $8k, total would be $16k.
What if the college can only provide me with $10k ? Does that mean I have to come up $6k in cash ?
Or can I find other ways to get the remaining amount of money ? eg, take a loan ?
I'm concern because my intention is to go back to college as a full time student, spend the next 2 years purely focusing on my education. But I'm afraid the college might not provide enough money for my tuition + room/board.
I've tried calling some of the colleges, all said I should apply to them and submit my FAFSA. they won't comment otherwise on giving aid money.
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