Webinars & Recordings
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April 2025
How to Pay for College: Understanding the Financial Aid Process
April 23, 2025 - 5:30 pm - Register
Ideal for all students and parents.
The financial aid process can be daunting. From completing the application to understanding award letters, developing a plan to pay for college is one of the most important steps in the college process.
Understanding Student Loans
April 30, 2025 - 5:30 pm - Register
Ideal for seniors and parents.
Student loans can be a necessary step in attaining a college degree, however there is a right and wrong way to borrow for college. Understanding how student loans work, and which options are right for you can help in not overborrowing, and in repayment after graduation. In this session, we’ll cover different loan options, how repayment works, and how to know how much might be too much each year, and as a total sum of your college education.
May 2025
Make the Most of Summer Break
May 7, 2025 - 5:30 pm - Register
Ideal for all students and parents.
In this webinar we are going to be discussing a wide-variety of helpful tips and ideas students can use to keep them on track for their future! Summer is the perfect time to start working towards future goals for both career and college. We will discuss how to build an activities resume and preparing for the scholarship process, taking part in volunteer opportunities, internships, along with several other helpful tips to ensure the summer months are far from boring!
Seniors: College Orientation and How to Succeed
May 14, 2025 - 5:30 pm - Register
Ideal for seniors and parents.
Heading off to college in a few months? This webinar will give you tips and advice on how to be a successful college student. It will go over time management, money management and other topics that will help you become successful in your next step in life.
Previously Recorded Events
- Academic Planning: Making Your Four-Year Plan Work for You
- Best Practices: How to Apply for a Summer Job/Volunteer Experience
- Covering College Costs: Understanding and Comparing College Financial Aid Packages
- Decision Day: Final Step for Seniors
- Earning College Credit in High School
- Earn While You Learn: Exploring Careers in Building Trades
- Employability: Building Skills for Any Career
- Exploring Careers: Finding the Right Fit for Your Future
- Exploring Colleges: Navigating Campus Visits, College Fairs, and Virtual Tours
- FAFSA Step by Step
- Financial Literacy 101: Money and Credit Management for Students
- Freshman Transitions
- How to Apply to College - A Review of the Application Process
- How to Create an Activities Resume
- How to Pay for College: Understanding the Financial Aid Process
- How to Succeed in College
- Life After High School: Career and College Planning
- Make the Most of Summer Break
- Make the Most of Winter Break
- Military Career Options
- Preparing for College Orientation
- The Scholarship Process
- State of Iowa Financial Aid with Iowa College Aid
- Understanding Campus Student Support Services
- Understanding Student Loans
- Understanding the Student Aid Account
- What Happens After FAFSA: Verification and Special Circumstances
Resources in Spanish
- Career and College Planning - En Espanol
- How to Pay for College - En Espanol
- Creating a StudentAid.gov Account - En Español
