Trio and Student Loans

The Most Important Financial Conversations for College Students with Janelle Culley

This week, host, Todd Christensen, speaks with TRIO Educational Opportunity Center program manager, Janelle Culley about the important financial conversations she has with traditional and non-traditional college students. From budgeting and FAFSA to what the student is committing to when they take out a student loan, these topics cover questions with long-lasting implications.

Janelle shares her top tips and recommendations for students to consider when starting or returning to college. Post-secondary education isn’t cheap, so many people turn directly to student loans to finance their degree or certification. However, you shouldn’t forget work-study, Pell grants, and scholarships to defray the costs.

1. Various funding resources to help finance education
2. Importance of FAFSA Application
3. Creating a student budget
4. Subsidized versus unsubsidized student loans
5. Tools for projecting post-education expenses and income

Connect with the guest, Janelle Culley:

• Completing the FAFSA
• Next Steps Idaho
• TRIO EOC Boise
• 208-364-9925 (Boise, Idaho)
• [email protected]
• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics