Fresno City encourages students to register for classes despite FAFSA delays, issues

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The caller escaped exertion for national pupil assistance oregon "Better FAFSA" was expected to marque the process easier for students to use for fiscal aid.

But glitches and delays on the mode are becoming an contented for section colleges, including Fresno City.

"It's precise frustrating for our department, and it's frustrating for our students who are acrophobic that they won't beryllium capable to wage for college," FCC Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships Mikki Johnson said.

Johnson says, by this clip of the year, the US Department of Education usually forwards on applications to colleges to find eligibility.

But due to the fact that of the drawbacks, present colleges similar FCC won't person the applications until astatine slightest mid-March.

"So that is importantly delaying the processing for colleges," Johnson said.

Some students haven't been capable to apply, similar those whose parents don't person a societal information number.

Johnson says without an application, students won't beryllium capable to person national oregon authorities fiscal aid.

With aboriginal registration starting adjacent period astatine FCC, administrators accidental they're disquieted students volition hesitate to registry for classes.

Johnson says they're trying to promote students to registry and reassure them arsenic they determination done this caller FAFSA process.

"It's truly hard to pass with our students due to the fact that determination are truthful galore unknowns," Johnson said.

The US Department of Education announced changes on February 13 to assistance velocity up the grant process erstwhile colleges person the applications.

There volition beryllium reduced verification requirements, and $50 cardinal successful national backing volition beryllium fixed retired to supply method assistance and support.

Johnson says erstwhile they person the files astatine FCC, it'll beryllium each hands connected platform to grant eligible students.

"We'll bash what we request to bash to service our students," Johnson said.

The State Center Community College District is moving connected district-wide communications to nonstop retired to students encouraging them to proceed registering for classes arsenic they would normally.

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