Press Releases 2006

CONTACT: Cathy Summa, Director, Marketing & Communications
(831) 479-6158
casumma [at] cabrillo.edu

January 20, 2006

Cabrillo “Cash For College” Workshops to Help Students Apply for Financial Aid

APTOS , CA — The Cabrillo College Financial Aid Office will hold two free workshops in February to help students and parents fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The first workshop will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the Cabrillo College Cafeteria (Building 900), at the main campus, 6500 Soquel Drive, in Aptos. The second workshop will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the main building at the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center, located at 318 Union Street in Watsonville. Students and parents will receive one-on-one help filling out their financial aid applications. Students attending either workshop can also enter to win one of ten $1,000 scholarships.
Students are encouraged to bring their parents to the workshop, and also the following documents:

- Social Security card and driver’s license/state ID

- 2005 federal income tax return and W2 forms

- Parents’ 2005 federal income tax returns and W2 forms

- 2005 banks statements and investment records

- Any records of untaxed income, such as Social Security benefits, child support received, TANF, payments to IRAs or 401(k)s or military or clergy allowances

- Alien registration number (if not a citizen)

For more information on the workshops, call the Cabrillo College Financial Aid Office at 831-479-6416. To reserve a space in one of the workshops, email toolsen@cabrillo.edu.