| There are two types of people in this world, those | | | | degree. This will cost you about $6,500 in tuition, |
| that do, and those that do not. The type of person | | | | $1,800 in books, and another $500 for supplies. That |
| that goes back to college, gets a scholarship, and | | | | is $8,800 total and the $10,000 college financial aid |
| gets a degree for free is the first type of person. | | | | scholarship more than covers this amount. So how do |
| The person that thinks about going to school, is | | | | you pay for the rest if you want a bachelors degree |
| scared to apply for a college financial aid scholarship, | | | | or cannot work to support yourself while you go to |
| and continues on with where they are now is the | | | | school? |
| second type of person. Which type of person do | | | | 3. The Pell Grant |
| you want to be? Here is what you need to know if | | | | The other option that is free money for you is the |
| you are a mother and you want to go back to | | | | pell grant. This can give you upto another $5,500 a |
| school. | | | | year, which can cover a good portion of your living |
| 1. There is plenty of help | | | | expense and more. When you transfer out to a |
| As a single mother, married mother, or older mother | | | | state university or college to get your Bachelor's |
| there are a lot of options for you when it comes to | | | | Degree you are going to pay about $150 per credit |
| paying your tuition, fees, books, and living expenses | | | | hour for another 64 credit hours. This is going to run |
| while you get a degree. There are grants, | | | | you over $10,000, but if it takes you two years to |
| scholarships, student loans, and even work study | | | | do so you will have enough with your pell grant to |
| programs that can help you pay for all the things you | | | | cover tuiton and a little left towards books. |
| need in order to complete your degree and get to a | | | | 4. Student Loans for Expenses |
| better place in your working life. The best two | | | | If you cannot work or need the money to help |
| options for you are grants and scholarships because | | | | cover living expenses you can take out student loans |
| these are sources of free money that can help you | | | | on top of all the free money you will get. This can |
| get your degree without running up a huge amount | | | | help you to cover living expenses and more if you |
| of debt. | | | | need it. Another option is to not go to school over |
| 2. Obama has set aside $10,000 for each mother. | | | | the summers and work to save some cash for the |
| Now when it comes to a college financial aid | | | | semesters that you are in school or you can take |
| scholarship this is probably your best option as a | | | | classes that fit around a work schedule as well. |
| mother, but you are probably wondering what this | | | | Regardless of what you do you need to start with |
| will cover. The average cost for a credit hour at a | | | | the free sources of money and go from there since |
| community college is around $90. It will take about 64 | | | | they never have to be paid back. |
| credit hours for you to get an Associate's of Arts | | | | |