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Important Telephone Numbersfor School Counselors

Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)

Toll-free number for checking status of FAFSAand corrections, requesting a duplicate SAR, getting helpwith

FAFSA on the Web,

or asking general questions.......... 1-800-4-FED-AID...........................................................................................................................................(1-800-433-3243)TTY (for the hearing impaired)................................................................. 1-800-730-8913Toll number for inquirers callingfrom foreign countries................................................................................... +1-319-337-5665

Inspector General Hotline

Reporting student aid fraud, waste, or abuseof U.S. Department of Education funds............................................ 1-800-MIS-USED...........................................................................................................................................(1-800-647-8733)

Important Web Sitesfor School Counselors

Bulk Publication Ordering System........................................................ www.edpubs.org/mlED’s Information for Students.................................................................. www.ed.gov/studentaidHelp in Completing the FAFSA................................................................. www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FAFSA

FAFSA on the Web

and Federal School Codes............................. www.fafsa.ed.gov

Funding Your Education................................................................................

www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FYE

The Student Guide.............................................................................................

www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide

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The High School Counselor’s Handbook

CONTENTS

Table of Contents

Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................

1

Part One

General Information about Postsecondary Opportunities

...............................3Sources of aid...............................................................................................................................................4The major federal student financial aid programs.................................................4Other ED programs .............................................................................................................................5Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program ....5Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program....................................................6 Vocational rehabilitation programs..........................................................................6Other federal programs...................................................................................................................6Federal income tax credits ..............................................................................................6National and community service...............................................................................7Job training ..................................................................................................................................7Health professions..................................................................................................................7 Veterans benefits .....................................................................................................................7Other assistance from the military...........................................................................8Nonfederal sources: state, private, school........................................................................9General eligibility requirements................................................................................................. 11Demonstrating need............................................................................................................................12Cost of attendance ........................................................................................................................... 12Need analysis .......................................................................................................................................12Calculating the EFC..........................................................................................................................12Determining the Federal Pell Grant amount...............................................................12How aid is awarded.........................................................................................................................13Financial aid package ...................................................................................................................14Loan default and choice of school..........................................................................................15Are opportunities in the career field stable or expanding?...............15Is the career compatible with the student’saptitude and interests? ....................................................................................................16Does a school have a good reputation for educating andplacing its students? ..........................................................................................................16How many of a school’s students graduate and findemployment in the career for which they trained? ..............................16What are a school’s administrative and academic policies? ........ 17What types of financial aid does a school offer? .......................................17What can be learned from a visit to a school? ........................................ 17

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