These publications were updated for the new 2025-26 FAFSA and are designed to answer questions to assist students and parents successfully complete the FAFSA. A few flyers are still in the editing process until the new FAFSA has been released.
Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer – Explains the ins and outs of understanding the financial aid offer you’ll receive from the colleges and career technology centers you listed on your FAFSA.
Financial Aid Offer Sample – A sample financial aid offer.
Items Needed to Complete a FAFSA – Gives parents and students a clear idea of the paperwork they’ll need to gather prior to completing the FAFSA.
FAFSA Fundamentals PowerPoint – Check back for our updated powerpoint when the 2025-26 FAFSA has been released.
Who Needs a StudentAid.gov Account? – This flowchart allows you to determine if one or both parents of a dependent student must create a StudentAid.gov account before starting the 2025-26 FAFSA.
Creating a StudentAid.gov Account PowerPoint – Provides information on the ins and outs of the StudentAid.gov account username and password, why it’s necessary and how to create one.
Creating a StudentAid.gov Account without a Social Security Number PowerPoint – Guides parents and spouses of students without a SSN through the StudentAid.gov account creation process.
Student Aid Index (SAI) PowerPoint – Provides information on the SAI, an eligibility index number that a college or career tech’s financial aid office uses to determine how much federal and state financial aid the student could receive at their institution.
FAFSA Tutorial Video in English and Spanish – Simple video about the FAFSA and how to complete it in five easy steps. Check back for the 2025-26 video in the fall.
Tell Me About the FAFSA Learning Modules – Check back for the 2025-26 modules once the FAFSA has been released.