Can FAFSA Help Pay For An Apartment?

Question

I wanna go to a two year community college in TEXAS but I came to new orleans to see my family and now i'm stuck my family wants me to start college here and then move and go to texas (I hate the thought of staying here i just want to cry at the thought) i wanna get a job and save so I can have the money for my own apartment but my family think they know it all and they think i should go to a two year college here and fill out my FAFSA (they think this will help pay for my place in houston) and i;ve been trying like h**l to tell them FAFSA won't pay for or help pay for an apartment just school and books I mean MAYBE if I were planning on going to a four year and decided to live off-campus but Not a two year I'm I wrong or is my family right?

should I get a job and work till I have enough to move and then worry about college and cost hey Spring isn't going anywhere

-Or-

start school and work on campus?

Answer 1

You can apply for FAFSA to help pay for your tuition and books and what ever is left will be sent to you as a check to help you pay for anything else you would need for school.  Usually you can apply for FAFSA if you attend any accredited school that is approved by the Fed. Govt. and usually 2 year colleges will be okay.  But I would work and go to school, depending on how many hours you are taking for school--part time or full time should be okay.  Just learn how to budget...good luck!

Answer 2

You need to APPLY for FAFSA first.

Actually, you need to research FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov and then look at other financial aid and grants to see if your a candidate. Also look at Pell Grants and minority grants (judging by your avatar)

Your family means well, but if its your time to leave te nest and move you should do that.  Staying for someone else no matter how good the intention might be is ridiculous.  Find schools(colleges) that you want to go to and start applying.  And stop worrying about where you are gonna live, get into the schools first.  You may WANT to live on campus first to get the collegiate exposure before completely flocking the nest.  Take your time and think on it, and do your research.

Answer 3

Fafsa can help you with living expenses if (and if is a big deal) you qualify for enough aid to cover all your tuition and fees (or your tuition is paid already - like a scholarship or grandma or whatever).   When I went to college, I had extra money in student loans and used it to help pay my rent.  This is the case no matter if you are at a 2 year or 4 year or whatever.  (Two year schools are usually cheaper, so most folks actually do get more money left over after paying for classes because you don't get more aid by going to a more expensive (4 year) school.

If it does pay for everything, then you will get the remaining aid issued to you to do with as you wish.  Apartment, gasoline, electricity, etc.

What concerns me is your state of residency.  You never said if you graduated from a college in Texas.  If  you did, you should immediately go back and enroll in a texas college and take advantage of the cheap in state tuition and the state grants you might get by staying in state.  Paying out of state tuition is a rip-off and there is no reason to pay 10 times as much for the same education as the person sitting next to you simply because your family "wants" you to.  If they will pay for it, (for the next 4 years) then tell them you will stay... otherwise tell them you have to make the choice that's best for you.