Money for college for an older student?

Question

I'm 48 y/o and after working in the Accounting field for 30 years, I quit last year to go back to school full time for Business Management. I will graduate from Community College in December '08 and want to find a grant to go on to get my Bachelors degree. I'm told that there is money for women in my situation who want to change careers. I have a 3.7 GPA and used my own cash for school so far, so I have no experience in finding this kind of help.

Answer 1

I know one grant you may qualify for it's call the pell grant but it may depend on what your income is, I'm not sure about that.

Answer 2

Ask the school of your choice how to get a student loan.

Answer 3

look up fafsa.

that might help.

Answer 4

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Col...

You may find your answer here. Good luck! I think it's great that you're going back to school!

Answer 5

Yes, there is money for women in your situation who are going back to school, and have a good GPA thus far.  

One that I found (although the deadline had passed and I didn't get to apply :-( ), is called the Jeanette Rankin Scholarship Foundation.  I believe it is a scholarship primarily geared towards women over 35, and I think you may have to be a "mom" to qualify, but am not sure of the details.  I'm sure if you did a search for that term, you'll find what you need, otherwise, consult with the university/college you want to attend for your BS, to obtain a list of scholarships available.  

You can also look at http://fastweb.com - set your preferences, and they'll send you e-mail when new scholarships are posted.  

Otherwise you can go to http://fafsa.ed.gov to apply for grants, work-study grants, and government loans.  

Good luck, and keep going!!