Garden City High School will hold a number of Financial Aid FAFSA Workshops for students and parents on Tuesday, January 28, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 30, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. and Friday, January 31, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The workshop is to help students get started on the 2025-2026 Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The events will be held in the GCHS Career Center on Tuesday and Thursday and in the Library on Friday.
Garden City Community College staff will on hand to help guide students and parents through the FAFSA process.
Students wanting to start on the application will need to bring the following information. It includes: social security card, driver’s license, permanent resident card, 2023 income tax return, records of child support paid, records of taxable earnings from Federal Work-Study or other need-based work programs. Records of student grant, scholarship and fellowship aid, including AmeriCorps awards, that was included in your (or your parents) AGI, current business and farm records, current bank statement, separate, personal e-mail address for student and parent (not a school issued account), parent status (married, divorced, separated, widowed) month year, and parents birthdays.
Students will get help creating a FAFSA ID and the procedure in completing the FAFSA. The FAFSA is the basis for nearly all university and college financial assistance. The representative will also help answer questions on financial aid. The FAFSA is available to file at https://studentaid.gov.
If families are planning to apply for college financial aid, they will need to have completed and submit the FASFA. The FSA ID will need to be created before the start of the FAFSA application process.
The FAFSA is the basis for nearly all university and college financial assistance. The FAFSA is available to file at https://studentaid.gov.
For more information, contact the GCHS Career Center at 620-805-5411.