This low-interest loan is available to parents from all states. Application materials are available from the Office of Financial Aid. About 1,200 students each year work on campus in more than 50 categories. Although priority is given to financial aid students, many non-aided students also are able to secure jobs. First-year students are assigned jobs, mostly dining hall positions, while upperclass students make their own arrangements.
Some qualified students are able to obtain jobs as teaching assistants or research assistants.
Most first-year students work between six and eight hours per week, and this does not interfere with their class or study time. Students are paid directly for the hours they work. Williams expects all financial aid applicants to apply for a Pell Grant. These include Connecticut, D.C., New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Williams expects all eligible financial aid candidates from these states to apply for such grants.