California Expands Alternative Student Financial Aid to Those from Mixed-Status Families

California Expands Alternative Student Financial Aid to Those from Mixed-Status Families
A student passes the University Bookstore at California State University Long Beach on August 11, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
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Amid issues with its financial aid website, California’s Student Aid Commission announced April 9 it will offer an alternative financial aid application for first-time students who are U.S. citizens but have at least one parent without a Social Security number.

Such students may apply for aid through the new California Dream Act Application, the commission said in a statement.
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Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.