It's become part of the American dream
to send your child to college.
It's the parents and the students primary
responsibility to pay for
post-secondary education.
It's that responsibility that can turn
the dream into a nightmare.
Let me give you an example.
A freshman at TCU this year must pay
about eighty nine hundred dollars for
tuition, books and supplies, room and
board, transportation and personal
expenses.
Freshman year at a public university,
this year runs about five thousand
dollars and freshman year at a two year
community college runs about three
thousand dollars this year.
If you can't afford this education
that you're striving for,
our society is structured these programs
in order to help you at least
have access to post-secondary
education programs such
as scholarships, loans and this
punishment.
What do you know about financial aid
getting financial aid for your students
at this point? Absolutely nothing.
Which is why Texas financial aid officers
are hosting seminars like this one at
Lamar High School tonight to help parents
and students learn about financial aid.
There has been more aid dollars available
historically during the last four
years and there ever has been in history.
If you'd like to learn how you can tap
into those aid dollars, you can call her
Boubakeur at the financial aid office.
If you recall the financial aid
office at the College or University of
Your Choice.
Regina Benjamin, Channel 5 News
tonight, Fort Worth.