{"id":6974,"date":"2021-05-06T15:55:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstudentorientation.austincc.edu\/?page_id=6974"},"modified":"2021-05-19T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:04:23","slug":"paying-for-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/new-student-orientation-archive\/college-preparedness\/paying-for-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying for College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-grid2 aligncenter wp-image-6385 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newstudentorientation.austincc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/04\/RS1617_20161020_HLC_Highland-Student-Portraits_5101-e1620324107469-1024x527.jpg?resize=1024%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Student posing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/new-student-orientation-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/04\/RS1617_20161020_HLC_Highland-Student-Portraits_5101-e1620324107469.jpg?resize=1024%2C527&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/new-student-orientation-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/04\/RS1617_20161020_HLC_Highland-Student-Portraits_5101-e1620324107469.jpg?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/new-student-orientation-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/04\/RS1617_20161020_HLC_Highland-Student-Portraits_5101-e1620324107469.jpg?resize=768%2C396&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/new-student-orientation-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/04\/RS1617_20161020_HLC_Highland-Student-Portraits_5101-e1620324107469.jpg?resize=1536%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/new-student-orientation-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/04\/RS1617_20161020_HLC_Highland-Student-Portraits_5101-e1620324107469.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Paying for College<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>At ACC, we&#8217;re committed to making higher education affordable for everyone. Link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/paying-for-college\">Paying for College<\/a> for information on scholarships, financial aid and more ways to save.<\/p>\n<p>Most students are eligible for some type of assistance \u2013 from grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\">Financial Aid<\/a> Office at ACC will work with you to explore options and access the funds you need to achieve a college education. Also, be aware that ACC offers interest-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/tuition-and-payments\/payment-plans\">payment plans<\/a> as an option to help make paying tuition affordable and manageable. (If accepting Financial Aid, you will want to communicate with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\">Financial Aid Office<\/a> to verify if you need to pay anything else, or to see if you will need to make payments.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel callout\">In spring 2021, ACC received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\/coronavirus-response-and-relief-supplemental-appropriations-act\">Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations<\/a> (CRRSA) Act funding to support eligible students financially impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19). These funds are a part of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a federal grant funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Read details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\/coronavirus-response-and-relief-supplemental-appropriations-act\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying for College At ACC, we&#8217;re committed to making higher education affordable for everyone. Link to Paying for College for information on scholarships, financial aid and more ways to save. Most students are eligible for some type of assistance \u2013 from grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study. 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