Treasury Program Go-To Resource for Learning How to Pay for College

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan families and students looking for help paying for college should save the date for one of MI Student Aid’s financial aid workshops traveling throughout the Lower Peninsula in October, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury).

Last month, MI Student Aid’s Outreach Team traveled across the Upper Peninsula, serving nearly 30 high schools and speaking with counselors, students and families. Now this month, the Outreach Team will continue the momentum by visiting communities across the Lower Peninsula to educate and inform students and their families about options for paying for college.

At each location, team members will help with scholarship searches, college financing strategies and state program eligibility look-ups, as well as a resource table with financial aid materials. These programs are FREE and open to the public.

“Paying for college can be a difficult and frustrating process without knowing where to begin,” said acting Deputy State Treasurer Anne Wohlfert, who oversees Treasury’s student finance programs. “Our Outreach unit is knowledgeable and equipped with helpful resources to assist students and families through the financial aid process.”

Beginning Oct. 2, MI Student Aid Outreach Teams will be at:

Schoolcraft College
VisTaTech Building
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, MI 48152-2696
Oct. 2, 2018
6-8 p.m.

Kirtland Community College 
Grayling Campus
4800 W. Four Mile Road
Grayling, MI 49738
Oct. 3, 2018
6-8 p.m.

Standish-Sterling Central High School
2401 Grove Road 
Standish, MI 48658
Oct. 4, 2018
9-10:30 a.m.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College
6767 W. O Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49003
Oct. 8, 2018
6-7:30 p.m.

Cadillac Senior High School
400 Linden St. 
Cadillac, MI 49601
Oct. 9, 2018
6-7:30 p.m.

Jackson Community College
2111 Emmons Road
Jackson, MI 49201
Oct. 9, 2018
6-7:30 p.m.

North Central Michigan College
1515 Howard St.
Petoskey, MI 49770
Oct. 10, 2018
6-7:30 p.m.

Calhoun Area Career Center
475 E. Roosevelt Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
Oct. 10, 2018
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

Northwestern Michigan College
Hagerty Conference Center – Great Lakes Campus
715 E. Front St.
Traverse City, MI 49686
Oct. 11, 2018
6-8 p.m.

VanBuren Technology Center
250 South St.
Lawrence, MI 49064
Oct. 11, 2018
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Columbia Central High School
11775 Hewitt Road
Brooklyn, MI 49230
Oct. 16, 2018
9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.

Eastpointe High School
15501 Couzens Ave.
Eastpointe, MI 48021
Oct. 18, 2018
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Aquinas College
1700 Fulton St. East
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Oct. 23, 2018
Noon-2 p.m. 

Mott Community College
1401 E. Court St.
Flint, MI 48503
Oct. 25, 2018
9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 

Baker College of Owosso
1020 S. Washington St.
Owosso, MI 48867
Oct. 26, 2018
9:30-11 a.m.

Greater Grace Temple
23500 W. Seven Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48219
Nov. 1, 2018
9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5:30-9 p.m.

Greater Grace Temple
23500 W. Seven Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48219
Nov. 2, 2018
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 

For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid or connect with MI Student Aid @mistudentaid on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. 

Administered by Treasury, MI Student Aid is Michigan’s go-to resource for finding the financial resources needed to pay for college.  For more information, contact MI Student Aid at mistudentaid@michigan.gov or 1-888-447-2687.