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A financial aid workshop is being held this week in Houghton for families and students looking for help paying for college.
The MI Student Aid’s Outreach Team will be at the Student Development Center on the campus of Michigan Tech Wednesday from 9-11am.
“MI College, MI Future, MI Doorstep” is presented by the Michigan Department of Treasury and is traveling across the Upper Peninsula to educate and inform students and their families about options for paying for college.
Members will provide assistance with scholarship searches, college financing strategies and state program eligibility look-ups, as well as staff a resource table with financial aid materials.
The program is FREE and open to the public.
Here is the full press release:
Treasury: MI Student Aid Providing Free College Financial Aid Counseling across the Upper Peninsula
Sept. 13, 2017
Michigan families and students looking for help paying for college should save the date for one of MI Student Aid’s new financial aid traveling one-stop shops visiting the Upper Peninsula this month, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury).
Under the banner “MI College, MI Future, MI Doorstep,” Treasury’s MI Student Aid Outreach Team is visiting communities across the Upper Peninsula to educate and inform students and their families about options for paying for college. At each location, team members will provide assistance with scholarship searches, college financing strategies and state program eligibility look-ups, as well as staff a resource table with financial aid materials.
These programs are FREE and open to the public.
“Trying to figure out how to pay for college can be overwhelming,” said Anne Wohlfert, director of Treasury’s Student Financial Services Bureau. “Many college-bound students and their families don’t know where to begin. As the state’s go-to resource for college financial aid information, we will have staff available at these events to answer questions and provide guidance about paying for college.”
From Sept. 17-21, MI Student Aid Outreach Teams will be at:
Bay College Delta County College Fair
John and Melissa Besse Center
2001 N. Lincoln Road
Escanaba, MI 49829
Sept. 17, 2017
6-7:30 p.m. EST
Menominee High School College Fair
2101 18th St.
Menominee, MI 49858
Sept. 18, 2017
9-10:30 a.m. CST
Bay College West College Fair
2801 North U.S. 2
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
(When using GPS, please use 2750 North Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801)
Sept. 18, 2017
6-7:30 p.m. CST
Gogebic Community College’s College Fair
Lindquist Student and Conference Center Gym
E4946 Jackson Road
Ironwood, MI 49983
Sept. 19, 2017
Noon to 1:30 p.m. CST
Michigan Technological University College Fair
Student Development Center, Wood Gym
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Sept. 20, 2017
9-11 a.m. EST
Newberry High School College Fair
American Legion, Luce
700 Newberry Ave
Newberry, MI 49868
Sept. 21, 2017
Noon to 1:30 p.m. EST
Lake Superior State University College Fair
Walker Cisler Center, Superior Room
650 W. Easterday Ave.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Sept. 21, 2017
6-7:30 p.m. EST
For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid or connect with MI Student Aid @mistudentaid on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
Administered by Treasury, MI Student Aid is Michigan’s go-to resource for finding the financial resources needed to pay for college. For more information, contact MI Student Aid at mistudentaid@michigan.gov, 1-888-4-GRANTS or @mistudentaid on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
