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April 10, 2025 11:06 pmApril 11, 2025 12:24 am

How financial aid is functioning at the 5Cs amidst uncertainty in higher education

By Patrick McDowell 2095 Views Aid, Donald Trump, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Trump Administration, trump cuts

Amidst uncertainty surrounding federal funding for higher education induced by the Trump administration, various 5C financial aid offices assured students they will not be changing existing aid eligibility protocols.

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October 5, 2023 11:01 pmOctober 6, 2023 9:42 am

OPINION: Studying abroad on financial aid comes with extra baggage

By Klara Jacobs 8850 Views 5C, abroad, admin, administrators, Aid, airplane, blog, Claremont, College, Communication, core value, core values, cost, costs, Cuisine, Cultural Exchange, Culture, Equity, exchange program, exciting, expenses, Experience, federal, Finances, Financial Aid, financial aid package, financial support, flight, flights, francis-taylor, Grant, grants, intercultural understanding, interdepartmental, International, jacobs, klara, klara jacobs, Labor, lax, local, Money, navigate, new, office, opportunity, Pay Transparency, Pitzer College, Plane, pz, question, Restrictions, rowan, rowan francis-taylor, Scholarship, scholarships, semester, senior, seville, socioeconomic, spain, Study Abroad, study away, Support, Transparency, Travel, undergraduate, Visa, Website, Work, Work Study

Amidst the stories of glamorous romances in foreign countries and life-changing adventures, Klara Jacobs PZ ’24 gives a realistic take on what studying abroad looks like for a 5C student, especially for one on financial aid.

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May 20, 2020 5:52 pmMay 20, 2020 6:05 pm

Some Claremont Colleges start process of sending federal coronavirus aid to students

By Meghan Bobrowsky 4308 Views Aid, Betsy DeVos, CARES, CARES Act, Coronavirus, DACA, FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Sam Baker, Selena Lopez

Some 7C students may soon get federal coronavirus aid from their schools in the form of a check in the mail. Others will have to wait a bit longer.

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