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MORGANTOWN -

Financial aid deadlines at many of local colleges and universities are right around the corner.

To help students prepare, West Virginia University is recognizing National Financial Aid Awareness Week.

All week long representatives from WVU's Financial Aid office will be in the Mountainlair reminding students to fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.)

Each year students looking for aid must fill out the application, and for some, receiving it is the difference between going to school and not.

"At WVU 70 percent of our students receive some sort of federal assistance," said Tresa Weimer, Interim Director of Financial Aid. "So for many of those students is making or break it, it determines whether or not they can attend college."

That's a lot riding on one application. To help West Virginia will hold FAFSA informational meetings, Sunday, February 10, in more than 20 places across the state.

College Goal Sunday helps students and parents understand the process and answer any questions.

"Most of the questions have to deal with their financial's and the information provided on their tax returns. Where does it go? Where does it fit in to? The FAFSA, why do they have to provide it. Those types of things," said Weimer.

Here is a list of College Goal Sunday times and locations.

 

Bluefield State College

W. Paul Cole School of Business

219 Rock Street

Bluefield, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Capital High School

Library

1500 Greenbrier Street

Charleston, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Concord University

Rahall Technology Center - Room 130

1000 Vermillion Street

Athens, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Davis & Elkins College

Eshelman Science Center

100 Campus Drive

Elkins, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Erma Byrd Higher Education Center

Library

300 University Drive

Beaver, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community and Technical College Caperton Center - Clarksburg

1st Floor

501 West Main Street

Clarksburg, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Glenville State College

Robert F. Kidd Library

200 High Street

Glenville, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College

2001 Union Carbide Drive

South Charleston, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Lewis County High School

Room 1049

205 Minuteman Drive

Weston, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Lincoln County High School

Media Center

81 Lincoln Panther Way

Hamlin, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Marshall University

Corbly Hall

1 John Marshall Drive

Huntington, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center - Point Pleasant

Student Lounge

1 John Marshall Way

Point Pleasant, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Mingo Central Comprehensive High School - Matewan

Library/Media Center: Room 125

King Coal Highway

Matewan, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

New River Community and Technical College - Greenbrier County

Greenbrier Hall - Student Lounge

101 Church Street

Lewisburg, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Potomac State College of WVU

Academy Hall - Room 309

101 Fort Avenue

Keyser, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Putnam County Career and Technical Center

Success Lab 3A

300 Roosevelt Blvd.

Eleanor, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Ripley High School

Library

2 School Street

Ripley, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Southern WV Community and Technical College - Logan

Building A, Room: A-211

2900 Dempsey Branch Road

Mount Gay, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

Shepherd University

White Hall - Rooms 204 & 209

110 E. High Street

Shepherdstown, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

West Virginia Northern Community College

B&O Building, Room 219

1704 Market Street

Wheeling, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

West Virginia University

Woodburn Hall, Room 116

Morgantown, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Engineering Laboratories Building

405 Fayette Pike

Montgomery, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

West Virginia University Parkersburg

Main Building - Rooms 414 and 415

300 Campus Drive

Parkersburg, WV

Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM

 

FAFSA Deadline Dates

March 1: West Virginia University, Marshall University, Glenville State College, Davis and Elkins College, Alderson-Broaddus College, Salem International University, West Virginia Junior College

February 14: Fairmont State University,

February 15: WV Wesleyan College (recommended)