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The following workshops are geared toward helping college-bound students apply for financial aid:
Scholarship Workshop — 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, Roseburg High School library, 400 W. Harvard Ave. The Roseburg High School Career Center hosts this workshop on where to look for scholarships and how to prepare outstanding applications. 440-4155.
Financial Aid Night — 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, Rose Theater at Roseburg High School, 400 W. Harvard Ave. The Career Center will host this event to help participants learn how to complete the Free Application For Student Aid, known as FAFSA. This is an important workshop for senior students and their parents. 440-4155.
College Goal Oregon — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road. Financial aid specialist will help students and parents with questions about financial aid and filling out the FAFSA. Free. www.collegegoaloregon.org.
Scholarship Workshop — 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, Roseburg High School library, 400 W. Harvard Ave. The Roseburg High School Career Center hosts this workshop on where to look for scholarships and how to prepare outstanding applications. 440-4155.
Financial Aid Night — 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, Rose Theater at Roseburg High School, 400 W. Harvard Ave. The Career Center will host this event to help participants learn how to complete the Free Application For Student Aid, known as FAFSA. This is an important workshop for senior students and their parents. 440-4155.
College Goal Oregon — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road. Financial aid specialist will help students and parents with questions about financial aid and filling out the FAFSA. Free. www.collegegoaloregon.org.
WINCHESTER — Deadlines for college-bound students are fast approaching.
Students, parents and adults got a refresher course Monday night on making college goals and ways to finance them at Umpqua Community College's fall College Night, held in Jacoby Auditorium.
Last year, the event drew about 500 people and was far larger than organizers had expected.
Diana Kelly, with UCC's Financial Aid office, said with this year being such a banner year for colleges across the state and country, they had planned for another big turnout and changed the venue from the Campus Center to the large auditorium. Extra pizza had been ordered to feed the expected masses.
A News-Review estimate put Monday's attendance at about 200.
UCC Financial Aid employees said they were available to answer questions about financial aid even if students weren't planning to attend the local college.
The event was sponsored by Educational Credit Management Corporation, a nonprofit higher education finance company that helps students find the resources to plan and pay for college.
The corporation publishes a workbook called “Opportunities,” which helps students look at their higher education options.
The workbook is available at UCC's Financial Aid department or can be ordered or downloaded online at www.ecmc.org.
Vice President of Student Development Lynn Moore opened the evening by asking which schools students represented.
Students from eight Douglas County high schools were in attendance, with largest groups from South Umpqua High School and Umpqua Valley Christian School.
Moore reminded the gathered that college was not just a luxury anymore, but that more jobs require some sort of schooling beyond high school.
“It's not good enough anymore to have a high school diploma,” she said, adding that higher wages, increased involvement in the community and even a lower likelihood of incarceration can be tied to attending college.
The evening focused on students choosing the right college, the financial aid process and scholarships and scholarship scams.
Early in the evening, the event focused more on information for high school students. Jason Brown, 37, of Sutherlin was patiently waiting to learn more about financial aid.
Brown said he and two others in his household were already attending UCC but came to the college night to glean more information.
“We just missed out on a few things (early on) and were hoping to catch some things here,” he said.
South Umpqua High senior Chelsea Langston also looked forward to the financial aid piece.
Langston said she was planning on attending the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls or UCC next year and she wanted to get a degree in pediatric nursing.
“It's been kind of slow,” she said during one of the breaks. “I'm hoping the scholarship breakout will help me.”
Kelli Macha, financial aid specialist, spoke to everyone in attendance about kinds of financial aid, cost of attending college and the paperwork parents and students need to get ready for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a main component for many federal, state, college and private aid packages.
She also cautioned students against some common pitfalls and recommended they get calendars to mark down due dates.
“The first mistake students make is missing the deadline,” she said.
College Night was one of many events scheduled this year for the college-bound seniors and adults, and Kelly said the take home message Monday was that “college is truly for everyone.”
• You can reach reporter DD Bixby at 957-4211 or by e-mail at dbixby@nrtoday.com.
Students, parents and adults got a refresher course Monday night on making college goals and ways to finance them at Umpqua Community College's fall College Night, held in Jacoby Auditorium.
Last year, the event drew about 500 people and was far larger than organizers had expected.
Diana Kelly, with UCC's Financial Aid office, said with this year being such a banner year for colleges across the state and country, they had planned for another big turnout and changed the venue from the Campus Center to the large auditorium. Extra pizza had been ordered to feed the expected masses.
A News-Review estimate put Monday's attendance at about 200.
UCC Financial Aid employees said they were available to answer questions about financial aid even if students weren't planning to attend the local college.
The event was sponsored by Educational Credit Management Corporation, a nonprofit higher education finance company that helps students find the resources to plan and pay for college.
The corporation publishes a workbook called “Opportunities,” which helps students look at their higher education options.
The workbook is available at UCC's Financial Aid department or can be ordered or downloaded online at www.ecmc.org.
Vice President of Student Development Lynn Moore opened the evening by asking which schools students represented.
Students from eight Douglas County high schools were in attendance, with largest groups from South Umpqua High School and Umpqua Valley Christian School.
Moore reminded the gathered that college was not just a luxury anymore, but that more jobs require some sort of schooling beyond high school.
“It's not good enough anymore to have a high school diploma,” she said, adding that higher wages, increased involvement in the community and even a lower likelihood of incarceration can be tied to attending college.
The evening focused on students choosing the right college, the financial aid process and scholarships and scholarship scams.
Early in the evening, the event focused more on information for high school students. Jason Brown, 37, of Sutherlin was patiently waiting to learn more about financial aid.
Brown said he and two others in his household were already attending UCC but came to the college night to glean more information.
“We just missed out on a few things (early on) and were hoping to catch some things here,” he said.
South Umpqua High senior Chelsea Langston also looked forward to the financial aid piece.
Langston said she was planning on attending the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls or UCC next year and she wanted to get a degree in pediatric nursing.
“It's been kind of slow,” she said during one of the breaks. “I'm hoping the scholarship breakout will help me.”
Kelli Macha, financial aid specialist, spoke to everyone in attendance about kinds of financial aid, cost of attending college and the paperwork parents and students need to get ready for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a main component for many federal, state, college and private aid packages.
She also cautioned students against some common pitfalls and recommended they get calendars to mark down due dates.
“The first mistake students make is missing the deadline,” she said.
College Night was one of many events scheduled this year for the college-bound seniors and adults, and Kelly said the take home message Monday was that “college is truly for everyone.”
• You can reach reporter DD Bixby at 957-4211 or by e-mail at dbixby@nrtoday.com.
