FAFSA Assistance
Need financial aid help? Let BC3 be your guide!
BC3's Financial Aid staff can help you navigate the filing process and answer questions about PELL grants, PA state grants and federal loans.
Plan on your FAFSA taking about 30 minutes to complete.
2025 FAFSA Workshops
Check back for more workshop dates!
See below for items to bring to the workshop.
What you will need to complete your FAFSA:
- Create your Studentaid.gov Account(s) at studentaid.gov at least 4 days prior to the workshop. Do not share your account information.
- Bring your 2023 federal income tax return 1040 and W-2 forms.
- Know your social security number for students and parents (if applicable).
If you are required to have parents information on the FAFSA the following parent(s) will also need to create a Studentaid.gov Account 4 days prior to completing the FAFSA for you to invite to complete the parent section.
- Parents divorced - the parent that provides the greater financial support is the parent
contributor and must have a Studentaid.gov Account. If that parent is remarried follow
bullets below.
- Parents married and file their taxes jointly - one parent needs an Account and will be ask to sign.
- Parents married filing separately - both parents need to have an Account and both have to sign.
- Parents live together but not married - both parents need to have an Account and both have to sign.
- Students planning to attend in the Fall 2025 and/or Spring/Summer 2026 terms can file the 2025-2026 FAFSA using the 2023 Federal Income Tax Returns and W-2.
Student and parent if applicable.
Don't miss out on important deadlines, do your FAFSA as soon as possible.
To learn more, or to complete the FAFSA, visit www.studentaid.gov
For help with filing the FAFSA:
Visit the Federal Student Aid YouTube channel. This YouTube channel describes the process of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Contact the BC3 Financial Aid Advisors for assistance.
The Department of Education recently launched two videos - one for students and one for contributors - that guide applicants and their families through making corrections and submitting the FAFSA form.
