HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama high school seniors will be able to apply to select colleges and universities at no charge next week.
The Alabama State Department of Education said in a news release Tuesday that the initiative aims to increase the number of young people pursuing college degrees, especially those from low-income families or who would be the first in their families to attend college. It started more than ten years ago to increase the number of Alabama students applying for and enrolling in postsecondary education.
“During this event, local high schools will be hosting special college application celebrations with students submitting applications to colleges nationwide,” wrote Alabama College Application Campaign (ALCAC) Coordinator Monica P. Mack in the release. “Last year, more than 250 Alabama schools participated and nearly 28,000 students applied to colleges nationwide.”
Students and parents can access tips for scholarships and more at the Alabama Possible- Cash for College website. Cash for College FAFSA initiative, Alabama College Application Campaign and Decision Day were previously combined into a single campaign, Alabama Goes to College, to help more students apply to college early and complete their FAFSA applications.
The following colleges and universities are waiving their application fees to allow Alabama seniors participating in the event to apply at no cost:
- Alabama A&M University in Alabama
- Alabama Aviation College in Alabama
- Alabama State University in Alabama
- Allen University in South Carolina
- Athens State University in Alabama
- Auburn University in Alabama
- Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama
- Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina
- Brenau University in Georgia
- Faulkner University in Alabama
- Florida Southern College in Florida
- Fort Valley State University in Georgia
- Georgia Gwinnett College in Georgia
- Georgia Southwestern State University in Georgia
- Huntingdon College in Alabama
- Jacksonville State University in Alabama
- Lincoln Tech in Tennessee
- Lipscomb University in Tennessee
- Maryville College in Tennessee
- Mercer University in Georgia
- Miles College in Alabama
- Mississippi College in Mississippi
- Mississippi University for Women in Mississippi
- Samford University in Alabama
- South Carolina State University in South Carolina
- South University in Alabama
- Spring Hill College in Alabama
- Stillman College in Alabama
- Talladega College in Alabama
- Troy University in Alabama
- Tuskegee University in Alabama
- Union University in Tennessee
- University of Alabama in Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham in Alabama
- University of Alabama in Huntsville in Alabama
- University of Mobile in Alabama
- University of Montevallo in Alabama
- University of New Orleans in Louisiana
- University of North Alabama in Alabama
- University of South Alabama in Alabama
- University of West Alabama in Alabama
- University of West Florida in Florida
- Alabama Community College System in Alabama
- Bevill State Community College in Alabama
- Bishop State Community College in Alabama
- Calhoun Community College in Alabama
- Central Alabama Community College in Alabama
- Coastal Alabama Community College in Alabama
- Drake State Community & Technical College in Alabama
- Enterprise State Community College in Alabama
- Jefferson State Community College in Alabama
- Lawson State Community College in Alabama
- Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Alabama
- Northeast Alabama Community College in Alabama
- Northwest Alabama Community College in Alabama
- Reid State Technical College in Alabama
- Snead State Community College in Alabama
- Southern Union State Community College in Alabama
- Trenholm State Community College in Alabama
- Wallace Community College-Dothan in Alabama
- Wallace Community College-Selma in Alabama
The waiver codes for schools can be found here. People can learn more about the program through their local school counselor or through Mack at 334-694-4768 or at monica.mack@ALSDE.edu.
School counselors can register their schools as host sites at the Alabama Goes to College Registration Form.
This article originally appeared on Alabama Reflector, an independent, nonprofit news outlet. It appears on FOX54.com under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
