CAL GRANT

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Cal Grant C Award – California Student Aid Commission: For students who are pursuing an Occupational or Technical Program

Why am I only getting the Cal Grant B even though I qualify for Cal Grant A? – California Student Aid Commission: A student may meet the eligibility requirements for both the Cal Grant A and Cal Grant B awards, however a student may be …

Boost in Cal Grant funding aims to keep pace with growing rate of college-ready students: The state could help more than 20,000 additional students pay for college under Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget proposal. The governor wants the state to invest $2.1 billion in 2016-17 in the Cal Grant Program, the nation’s largest state-funded college aid program. That’s $137 million more than last year, which will help up to 7 percent more incoming freshmen, transfer, and continuing college students. “The… read more

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Cal Grant is a financial aid program administrated by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) up to $12,630 a year is available to qualifying students . applicants must file FAFSA or California Dream Application between October 1 the grant covers $5,742 at California State Universities and $12,570 at University of California schools . up to $9,084 is given to students attending a private school . as of 2019 the grant increased up to 6,000 Cal Grant recipients enrolling full time at CCC also qualify for additional aid (of up to $4,000 per year) through the Student Success Completion Grant . $547 is available for books and equipment and is available at any California Community award helps with tuition and fees at qualifying schools with programs of more than two years . money may be used for tuition and access costs at eligible schools . first year, grant can only be used to access costs like living expenses, transportation,