Financial assistance from colleges and other sources should be viewed only as supplementary to the efforts of the family. In addition, it will consider such special problems as those confronting single parent households and families in which both parents work. Financial assistance awards are reviewed annually and adjustments made as needed. In addition to need, academic achievement of the student is also a determining factor in the awarding of any financial aid from the college. Obviously the college is most willing to assist those students who have exhibited academic promise through their high school career.
Publications regarding sources for financial aid are available in the guidance center.
Special announcements received by the Guidance Resource Center regarding financial aid scholarships are published in the daily and monthly bulletin. The high school can act only as a clearing house for financial aid information and as a source regarding the school record that the applicant has maintained as a student and citizen. The school is not in the position to secure scholarships for a chosen few in a graduating class. Those offered by colleges or universities. In considering financial aid offered by colleges and universities, it is wise to keep in mind that there are about 3,000 institutions of higher learning in the United States.