More BMCC Students Applying For, and Receiving, Financial Aid

New York, NY (Vocus) March 15, 2010 -- According to Howard Entin, Director of Financial Aid at Borough of Manhattan Community College (http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu) (BMCC (http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu)), the number of students applying for financial aid at the college, “is up about 15 to 20 percent over the last year."

Federal data* and universities.com ranked BMCC #6 in the country for the

dollars dispersed in PELL Grants (a federal grant program in which financial need is determined by the U.S. Department of Education using a standard formula established by Congress) and #8 in the number of students receiving these grants.

"The only schools that ranked ahead of BMCC were proprietary schools like University of Phoenix and Kaplan University," said Entin. "BMCC followed behind distance-learning type schools. This is pretty impressive."

Financial Aid office reaches out to BMCC (http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu)students:

The financial aid application is called FAFSA: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The federal government uses FAFSA to determine a student’s eligibility for federal financial aid, which includes grants and scholarships.

For the 2010-2011 academic year, the BMCC Office of Financial Aid sent out roughly 24,000 emails to students, which Entin called, “an aggressive campaign,” reminding them to file for federal aid and complete their FAFSA forms.

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