Campus money offices 🏛️
Colleges have real people whose job is to help you afford it. Here's who they are — and exactly what to say.
Who does what
💰 Financial-Aid Office — your grants, loans, work-study, and your overall aid package. Start here for almost everything.
🧾 Bursar / Student Accounts Office — your actual bill and payment plans. Ask them to spread payments out instead of paying all at once.
🏅 Scholarship Office — the college's own scholarships (often separate from aid). Ask what's still open, even mid-year.
🍎 Basic-Needs Office — food pantry, emergency grants, housing help, sometimes bus passes. Many campuses have one now.
🧭 Career Center — paid internships, work-study jobs, and fields with loan forgiveness.
📚 Academic Adviser — keeps you on track to graduate on time (finishing faster saves real money).
🎓 TRIO / Student Support Services — free, powerful support for first-generation, limited-income, and disabled students: advising, tutoring, sometimes extra grant aid. If you qualify, join early.