What is Financial Aid?
Financial aid is a deceptively short title for a significantly large number of programs and processes. Though the term "financial aid" is frequently used to describe any funds a student obtains to attend college, it is important to recognize different types of financial aid. Keeping it as simple as possible and ignoring the few exceptions, there are three major categories of financial aid, which include Grants, Loans and Workstudy.
Apply for Financial Aid Now at:
fafsa.ed.gov
Check your Financial Aid Status at:
my.nmsu.edu
DACC FAFSA School Code: E00876
Financial Aid Programs
Grants (funds that do not have to be repaid)
Loans (low or variable interest borrowing that must be repaid)
Work Study (part-time employment, on or off campus)
Scholarships
Outside Resources
Workshops
College Goal Sunday
Online Tools
