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Ways to Pay for College

Ways to Pay for College
  • Airs Thursday, September 29th at 7pm
  • Watch on MPT or Join our YouTube Watch Party to get your own questions answered in real time!
  • Encores on Saturday, October 1 at 10:30am
  • Email your financial aid questions to college@mpt.org and an advisor will be in touch.

What career path lies ahead for you? There are countless great jobs out there, but for many of them you'll need a college degree, and the cost of higher education can cause sticker shock. So how do you plan to pay your college bills?

Join host Mario Armstrong as he guides you through the many twists and turns of finding money for college. Meet financial pros and watch several student success stories as you consider careers and which school is right for you. What fits your budget? Do the financial aid numbers add up? And can you avoid going into debt with student loans?

There are billions of dollars available that you can apply for if you know what to do and where to look. Find out how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - the FAFSA - and hear from financial aid counselors as they explain government and private aid, from grants to scholarships and loans.

For one-on-one financial aid advice, email your questions to college@mpt.org or join us on MPT's Facebook Page during the September 29th broadcast for a Facebook Live - and the chance to chat directly with financial aid advisors!  

WATCH LIVE STREAM

Ways to Pay for College 2022

Join Mario Armstrong as he guides you through the twists and turns of finding money for college, and meet Maryland students as they share their own financial aid success stories. This hour special contains interviews with college financial aid advisors and experts that can answer viewer questions.

Ways to Pay for College is produced by Maryland Public Television in cooperation with:

 

MHEC

Support for this program was provided by:

DOE
Eastern Shore HEC

Sponsored in part by:

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Maryland Colleges and Universities

Four-year Public Colleges and Universities

Community Colleges

Four-year Independent Colleges and Universities

Two-Year Independent Colleges

Online Colleges and Universities

Useful Financial Aid Links

Note: The links on this page are provided for information purposes. MPT is not responsible for the accuracy of their content.

  • Begin your financial aid search here!
    FAFSA.gov is a free website. Beware of websites that charge fees.
  • Maryland Higher Education Commission Official website for information on financial aid from the state of Maryland.
  • FinAid!
    Learn everything you need to know about the variety of financial aid resources available to students and parents.
  • FastWeb
    Free scholarship and college search agent that matches your background against its database of over 600,000 scholarships.
  • Embark (www.princetonreview.com)
    Tools, scholarship search, and advice to help students and parents master the financial aid process.
  • U.S. Department of Education - Financial Aid page
    Official website for information on financial aid from the federal government.
  • Maryland National Guard
    Provides an alternative form of financial aid.
  • The College Board
    Click on Paying for College!
  • Peterson's/Thomson Learning
    Features financial aid calculators and search engines for scholarships
  • Maryland529
    Formerly known as the College Savings Plans of Maryland, this independent State agency has two plans - The Maryland Prepaid College Trust and The Maryland College Investment Plan managed by T. Rowe Price.

Informational videos from the Maryland Higher Education Commission