Officials in the Office of Federal Student Aid and the Internal Revenue Service have worked together to develop a process to simplify the steps that families must take each year to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ("FAFSA")
Federal Student Aid staff have redesigned the "FAFSA on the Web" site to simplify the application process for applicants. Please Click here to download our guide on how to use this important website.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
If you're here, you've probably been considering a college education. And if you're like most people, you've probably been wondering how you are going to pay for it. We can help!
The first step in the college financial aid process is to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Need help completing the FAFSA? On one afternoon each year, College Goal Sunday stages help sessions at different sites across the state of Kansas. Come and go as you please between 2 and 4 p.m. to meet with financial aid professionals and get hands-on help with the FAFSA.
This program is free. It's a service supported by the Lumina Foundation and coordinated by the Kansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA). The annual event is sponsored by USA Funds and Lumina Foundation for Education.
If you're thinking about college - and worrying about the money - you've come to the right place. Decide where you'll get help, and remember to bring the things you'll need.
Hutchinson Community College is now accepting applications for their practical Nursing Program (LPN).
The deadlines for the part-time and full-time programs at both the McPherson and Salina locations are:
Part-time program: September 30.
Full-time program: September 15.
For an application, call 620-245-0202 or e-mail easterc@hutchcc.edu
The Salina Journal recently publish two articles with details on the new TRAC-7 (Technical Retraining to Achieve Credentials) program. This program, led by Washburn University, focuses on bringing the signature programs of 7 Kansas colleges, including Salina Tech, to people across the state.
For more information, please check out these excellent articles at the Salina Journal.
Despite the recent declines in the college environment overall, 2-year college enrollment remains at historic highs. Check out Community College Weekly’s full article on Recent College Enrollments. Read the Full Article at CC Week
The Salina Area Technical College is among the nation's fastest growing colleges. Salina Tech is ranked #36 fastest growing among the top 50 public 2 year colleges with enrollments under 2,500! Check out CCWeek's 2011 edition of the Fastest Growing Top 50 Chart.
GIVE A SPIT - DO SOMETHING ABOUT CANCER - HELP CHILDREN LIKE STEPHANIE
Bet you never thought you could save lives just by giving a spit (and cheek cells).
All it takes to sign up as a bone marrow donor, and potentially save the life of a blood cancer patient, is a cheek swab.
DoSomething.org, DKMS and Kansas State University have teamed up to fight blood cancer!
Please join with the Salina Area Technical College Medical Assistants
Please give a contribution of non-perishable food items or canned goods to to be donated during this holiday season to the Salina Tech Food Bank.
Happy Holidays and Blessings to you!
Good Morning,
I just wanted to keep you informed on the upcoming events that SGA has been planning. We currently have 2
fund-raisers that we are working on. Student/Staff Auction and a Chili Cook-Off.
Student and Staff Auction will be held in the new lounge area in Building A during lunch on Friday Dec. 9th
Staff/Faculty I know being Auction are. President Goode, Janet Fisher, Blaine Schloo, and Brooke Diamond so
far.
If you would like to join in on the Fun please submit to me 3 things you would not mind doing for someone for
the Auction. Ig. babysitting, giving golf lessons, take some one to a movie, baking cookies, cooking dinner,
etc.
I will be going around Monday 21st to collect all the volunteers for Auction. If your class needs more sign-up
sheet please let me know.
Sunday, December 11th ends our spirit week with a chili cook-off.
There will be a department competition for the Students to enter their classroom best chili to win bragging
rights and a traveling trophy. The person out of this group with the winning chili, there name will be placed on a
plaque for all to see. This chili will be voted on by Salina Tech Staff and Students only
We will also have the HOTTEST Edible Chili and the Best OVERALL Chili and prizes will be awarded.
To enter the chili cook-off you must be a Student, Staff or Faculty it cost $3 to enter will a minimum of 6 quarts
of Chili
This will be open to the public with $5 at the door for 11 & up and $3 at the door for 10 & under. A drink ticket
will be provided. Each person will be given 2 colored vote ballets for submission.
If you have any questions regarding these events please feel free to email me.
Thanks,
Tanya Show
SGA Madam President.
Interesting events from the Salina Journal
Cost of parking illegally downtown to go up. Parking violations in downtown Salina are going to come with a heftier price tag. Starting Monday, owners of vehicles that remain in a parking limit will be fined $5. If the ticket is not paid within seven days, the fine increases to $10. If not paid within a month, the fine increases to $25.
EPA grant for up to $300,000 to help make Salina homes healthier. Radon in Salina will be on the defensive soon when a local pro-gram begins its assault on the radioactive gas. The city has been awarded a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for up to $300,000 to, among other proj-ects, detect and mediate radon in Salina homes.
Casey Collier has only to look at the tattoo on his right arm to be reminded of the importance of Veterans Day.
During Collier's two tours of duty in Iraq in the U.S. Marine Corps between 2004 and 2006, he saw a number of men die in action. These included Medal of Honor winner Jason Dunham, a corporal in the Marine Corps who was killed in action when he deliberately covered an enemy grenade to save his fellow Marines.
Driving Rumsfeld
Hays resident Garrett Pfannenstiel, 25, joined the U.S. Army Reserves at age 17, following his older brother's example.
"Our plan was to be in the same unit, but he ended up at West Point and I got deployed," Pfannenstiel said.
Pfannenstiel spent a year in Iraq as a logistics specialist. He also provided security and driving services for distinguished guests including Donald Rumsfeld, then secretary of defense under President George W. Bush, Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran.
Military-friendly
Collier and Pfannenstiel are among several veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and the Gulf War 20 years earlier who now attend Salina Area Technical School to learn practical skills to help them reintegrate into civilian life.
Laura Duran, vice president of student services, said a lot of veterans enroll at the school to learn skills, and they use their veteran benefits to pay for it.
"We're a very military-friendly school, and we do everything we can to support our veterans," she said.
TOPEKA -- Washburn University and its affiliate, Washburn Institute of Technology, were recently awarded a $19,619,450 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support the collaborative effort of seven community and technical colleges in Kansas to provide workers with academic and industry-recognized credentials and training to meet the need for a skilled workforce.
The grant will also expand and improve the provision of training opportunities to a large geographical pool of eligible applicants. The training programs will be student-, worker- and employer-centered, rather than centered with an institution...
Salina Area Technical College's Environmental Technology program has been awarded a $102,650 SESPT grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce. The grant is an energy sector grant to improve the energy efficient operation of wastewater facilities in Kansas that are operated to reduce pollution of ground water.
