Financial Aid News: IMPORTANT!

Financial Aid is at risk!! What? I was just as surprised when I logged onto Blackboard yesterday only to find a little screen popping up before my eyes.

If you haven't logged on to Blackboard recently, I seriously urge you to do so. Upon logging on, you will be presented with a pop-up screen that reads the following:

"Your federal education aid is under siege.

There is currently proposed rulemaking that could reduce your ability to receive educational funding.

Let your voices be heard in Washington, DC.

Click OK below and allow a pop up window to open."

PLEASE select OK to have another screen pop-up in which allows us students to let our voices be heard on such an important issue. Many of us don't realize the wonders financial aid does for us. Without it, many of us wouldn't be able to attend college and work towards our life long goals.

Upon visiting this page, you will be presented with the information about what is happening and then be given the opportunity to send a letter expressing your feelings. I urge everyone to log on and send this letter out once a day. This is our education on the line and it's not fair to us at all.

Below is some information from the website:

"STUDENTS: Write a letter to the Department of Education concerning Gainful Employment

You know first-hand the benefits of career focused postsecondary programs and the power of those programs to change lives. At a time when students at public institutions are facing long delays to enter programs, problems in finding the classes they need, when they need them, and other problems caused by budget shortfalls, private sector career colleges and universities have become even more critical to people like you. Now, in Washington, D.C., a new rule called gainful employment could limit access to higher education for students and make it harder to find the programs that fit their needs. Help us, help yourself, and help the next generation of students who will follow your same path to skills and postsecondary education. The Department of Education needs to receive comments from students and alumni of private sector colleges and universities who want to protect access and choice for today’s and tomorrow’s students. To write a letter to the Department of Education on this issue, please enter your name and address in the form below and click "continue." A draft letter will appear that you can edit. A copy of your letter will also be sent to your Members of Congress."

http://www.bipac.net/issue_alert.asp?g=cca&issue=GE_student&parent=CCA

Berkeley College Students, please check your Blackboard and your emails on a constant basis so we can all take the necessary steps together!