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Financial Aid: Step 1 - Why College?

Financial Aid for $mart Money

Step 1 - Why College?

Welcome! Here’s where you’ll start your journey exploring career options and investigating education financing.  In each of the four steps you will find some or all of the following resources: videos, recommended online tools, spreadsheets, and useful terms to help you create a better financial future.  The information in the first step looks at your current financial situation and introduces basic terms used in discussing personal finance. 

Step 1, Why College, explores the question of college value. Is college worth the price tag? Will the cost of college really pay off in the long run?  The resources below will provide information about why college is important for a healthy financial future.

Watch Step 1

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See - Step 1

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Learn - Step 1

Learn

Understand - Step 1

Useful Terms

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Additional Resources

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Find other resources to help you explore career and investigate education financing.