{"id":50991,"date":"2024-12-02T11:53:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=50991"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:10:08","slug":"fafsa-opens-december-1-get-help-paying-for-college-with-acc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/12\/02\/fafsa-opens-december-1-get-help-paying-for-college-with-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"FAFSA Opens December 1: Get Help Paying for College with ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about college but worried about how to pay for it? Austin Community College District (ACC) is here to help! Starting December 1, 2024, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) will open for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let money stand in the way of your future. Submitting your FAFSA or TASFA early gives you a better shot at financial aid like grants, scholarships, and work-study opportunities\u2014all of which don\u2019t require repayment!<\/p>\n<p>ACC offers a wide range of support to help you navigate the process:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One-on-one guidance to complete your application<\/li>\n<li>Answers to your questions about eligibility and new updates<\/li>\n<li>Access to extra resources like ACC scholarships and grants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The earlier you apply, the more funding options will be available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/financialaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit ACC\u2019s Financial Aid Office for resources, tips, and expert advice<\/a>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/fafsa<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about college but worried about how to pay for it? Austin Community College District (ACC) is here to help! Starting December 1, 2024, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/12\/02\/fafsa-opens-december-1-get-help-paying-for-college-with-acc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":50992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,19],"tags":[64,1161,66,4075],"class_list":["post-50991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-students-and-alumni","tag-fafsa","tag-federal-aid","tag-financial-aid","tag-tasfa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}