{"id":51611,"date":"2025-10-02T10:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=51611"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:36:59","slug":"october-is-financial-aid-month-at-acc-dont-miss-out-on-free-money-for-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/10\/02\/october-is-financial-aid-month-at-acc-dont-miss-out-on-free-money-for-college\/","title":{"rendered":"October is Financial Aid Month at ACC: Don\u2019t Miss Out on Free Money for College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Paying for college is stressful \u2014 but you don\u2019t have to figure it out alone. Austin Community College District (ACC) is celebrating Financial Aid Month this October with events to help you finish your 2026\u201327 <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highered.texas.gov\/our-work\/empowering-our-students\/tasfa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) <\/a>applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why Apply Early?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access priority funding before it runs out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive your aid package sooner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feel confident planning your enrollment and costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout October, ACC\u2019s Financial Aid Office is bringing help straight to you \u2014 with workshops, pop-ups, and 1-on-1 support sessions across multiple campuses and online. Plus, enjoy free snacks and door prizes while you check this important task off your list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you apply, use ACC\u2019s school code: 012015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Round Rock Campus Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, October 15 | 10 a.m.\u20131 p.m. | Building 8000, ACCelerator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Highland Campus Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, October 9 | 4\u20136:30 p.m. | Building 1000, Welcome Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, October 29 | 4\u20136:30 p.m. | Building 1000, Welcome Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Riverside Campus Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, October 18 | 10 a.m.\u20131 p.m. | Building A, Room A2221<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, October 25 | 10 a.m.\u20131 p.m. | Online via Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details, resources, and to RSVP for a workshop, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/famonth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/famonth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tambi\u00e9n ofrecemos ayuda en espa\u00f1ol.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying for college is stressful \u2014 but you don\u2019t have to figure it out alone. Austin Community College District (ACC) is celebrating Financial Aid Month this October with events to help you finish your 2026\u201327 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) applications. Why Apply Early? Throughout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":51612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[105,10,240],"class_list":["post-51611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-fafsa","tag-financial-aid","tag-financial-aid-month","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}