Financial Aid

Searching for Financial Aid?

As a high school junior or senior, you may be starting to think about where you’re going to go to college. You may have visited a few college campuses and set up your list of preferred colleges that will offer the degree program that you want to study.  As you being to prepare for your college applications, you may not be looking at another important part of the application process – financial aid.

Liberty University

Liberty University is regionally accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC) to award degrees at associate, baccalaureate, master’s, education specialist and doctoral levels.

Liberty University gives you access to your education 24/7 wherever you are in the world. It is affordable to your budget with tuition rates among the lowest in the country. It is deeply rooted to its Christian values taking careful consideration of the ethical standards many employers look for today.

Liberty University Programs:

Asociado de Artes en Educación
Asociado de Artes en Negocio
Asociado de Artes en Religion
Asociado de Artes en Sicología
Associate of Arts in Accounting
Associate of Arts in Business Administration
Associate of Arts in Business Management Information Systems
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education in Interdisciplinary Studies
Associate of Arts in Education (Non-Licensure)
Associate of Arts in General Studies
Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies
Associate of Arts in Psychology
Associate of Arts in Religion
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Business Management Information Systems
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Education (Non-Licensure)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education – Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)
Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Religion
Bachelor of Science in Special Education – Interdisciplinary Studies
Certificado Avanzado en Estudios Biblicos
Certificado en Negocios
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Ministry
Doctor of Philosophy
Educational Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership
Maestria de Artes En Consejeria Pastoral
Maestria de Artes En Liderazgo Cristiano
Master in Public Health – Nutrition
Master of Arts in Christian Ministry
Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology
Master of Arts in Evangelism and Church Planting
Master of Arts in Global Studies
Master of Arts in Human Services
Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies
Master of Arts in Management and Leadership
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling
Master of Arts in Public Policy
Master of Arts in Religion
Master of Arts in Religion
Master of Arts in Teaching
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Master of Arts in Worship – Ethnomusicology
Master of Arts in Worship Studies
Master of Arts in Worship Studies
Master of Business Administration
Master of Divinity — Chaplaincy
Master of Education
Master of Religious Education
Master of Science in Accounting
Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Educator
Master of Science in Sport Management – Sport Administration
Master of Theology (non-thesis)
Undecided

Read more or get a program guide from Liberty University.

Cost of Education

In most cases, your parents may be looking at this part of the process for you, determining how much it will cost to send you to your school of choice. For parents and their children, this may be a stressful topic to consider when applying for schools, so it’s important to know your options for financial aid, since most families require it to send their children to college.

There are several methods of obtaining financial aid for you or your child’s college education. Most people find financial aid in the ways of scholarships, grants, and loans.

Scholarships

Scholarships and grants are the most preferred ways of obtaining the necessary funds to pay for college, as this is essentially “free money” that does not have to be repaid. Scholarships and grants do require some sort of application or interview and not every applicant receives something.

So, it’s important to know that these aren’t guaranteed but are certainly an option. Student loans, however, can be easier to receive, however these monies do have to be paid back upon completing a college education with interest. Usually the interest rates for a student loan are fairly low.

Federal Application for Student Financial Aid

The first step in determining what type of financial aid you require is to complete the Federal Application for Student Financial Aid, or FAFSA. The FAFSA form will let you know how much money in grants and funding you will receive from the US Government, and how much you will need to obtain in loans and how much you will need to pay out of pocket.

No matter which methods you determine will work best for your needs, there are definitely financial aid options for you to explore to help fund you or your child’s education.