Hawaii Community College next week will host workshops to help students and their families with the financial aid process.
The workshops are slated for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Hale Kea Testing Center at the Manono campus in Hilo and Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Palamanui campus in Kona.
College staff will provide one-on-one assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which will help students apply for grants and scholarships that can help pay for their education.
For more information,call the Paepae Haumana Welcome Center at 934-2800.
Attendees are asked to be as prepared as possible.
Here is a checklist of what to bring to the event:
• FSA ID for student and parent (if student is a dependent). To create a FSA ID, go to fsaid.ed.gov. A separate FSA ID is required for the student and parent if the student is a dependent.
• Student’s driver’s license.
• Parent’s driver’s license.
• Birth date(s) and Social Security number(s) of student, spouse (if married) and parents (if dependent).
• All federal tax returns for 2017 or tax transcripts for 2017 (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, etc); this includes student, spouse (if married) and parents (if dependent).
• All W2 forms for 2017 for student, spouse (if married) and parents (if dependent).
• Untaxed income for 2017 such as veteran’s non-education benefits, worker’s compensation or disability benefits.
• Total balance of cash available and current balances of savings and checking accounts for student, spouse (if married) and parents (if dependent).
• Documentation of business and/or investment farms for 2017.
• Alien registration card if student is not a U.S. citizen.
For more information, visit the Hawaii Community College website at hawaii.hawaii.edu.