Saving now, before you are ready to go on to higher education, is the best possible way to finance your future.
Financial aid (grants, loans and scholarships) will help you pay for higher education even if you haven't saved enough.
You can afford higher education but you need to understand the cost of your education and whether the salary you expect to receive from your future career will allow you to pay off debts from your education.
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Take a peek at what colleges and universities in Colorado are currently charging for tuition, fees, room and board.
- Use the
Financial Aid Estimator to approximate the amounts of aid you may receive.
- Complete the
SLOPE Calculator to see if loans for your education will be relatively easy for you to pay off.
Would you like to look into
occupational or technical training rather than a two- or four-year college? Get to know the costs and opportunities for these schools by viewing occupations in which you may be interested. Navigate to the Website for each school that offers training in that career.
What you can do now
The
CollegeInvest Early Achievers Scholarship (
La Beca Para Jóvenes Exitosos De CollegeInvest — Solicitar la beca durante el transcurso del 7vo, 8vo ó 9no grado) is for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students to help pay for college. Read about the requirements to receive this scholarship — you may qualify and will not have to pay the money back!
If you are thinking of going to a college in the State of Colorado, you should apply for the
College Opportunity Fund stipend. It's easy. It's fast. Apply for the State of Colorado stipend for eligible undergraduate students that attend a
participating Colorado public or private institution today.
Begin to look at requirements for other
scholarships and
grants so that you can qualify for them when it is time.