PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has seen the third-highest increase among the states in what’s known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
Mesa Community College ranked 20th among colleges where more than 10,000 FAFSA applications were submitted.
Arizona’s Grand Canyon University, a private Christian-based school, ranked fifth.
Grand Canyon University spokeswoman Trish Newman says students received about $5 million in financial aid during the 2008-2009 school year.
Mesa Community College reports a 40 percent jump in the number of students filing FAFSA applications compared with the previous year.
The form is used to determine a student’s eligibility for government and government-guaranteed commercial loans and grants.
Some private scholarship groups, as well as schools, also use the form to determine eligibility for financial aid.
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Information from: East Valley Tribune
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