Here are some additional web sites that have helpful information concerning financial aid:

www.fastweb.com      www.collegeboard.org        www.finaid.org

At the above sites you can estimate your Expected Family Contribution. The EFC (Expected Family Contribution) is how much you will be expected to contribute to your child's education. Cost of attendance (tuition, fees, room and board, books, etc.) minus the Expected Family Contribution (determined by FAFSA) and other scholarship assistance equals a student's eligibility for financial aid.

You can also do a free scholarship search at the above web sites.

Loans are available to students (maximum of $2,625 the first year increasing to $3,500 and then to $5,500 each of the last two years) and to parents. Students must apply for financial aid to receive a loan. A parent may borrow up to the cost of the student's education.

Information on Federal Student Aid:                     Information on Comm. of Virginia Aid:

Federal Student Aid Information Center                     Council of Higher Education
POB 84                                                                       James Monroe Building
Washington, DC 20044                                               101 North Fourteenth Street
1-800-433-3243                                                          Richmond, VA 23219
www.ed.gov                                                                1-804-225-2628
                                                                                    www.schev.edu