Sunday, October 11, 2009

Financial Aid For International Students

International students are at a disadvantage financially to attend American colleges, because most are reserved for grants, loans and scholarships for U.S. citizens. At some universities, however, try to improve the financial aid picture for students from other countries.

One of the leaders in an attempt to financial support for international students offers the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC), which has 38,166 students in six locations (Woodbridge, Annandale, Manassas,Loudoun, Springfield, Alexandria) and three learning centers (Arlington, Reston, ELI). From one quarter to one third of the students come from other countries. NVCC is a large number of foreign-born students who live in Northern Virginia and select other popular locations in the Greater Washington, DC, area.

Tuition fees for international students at NVCC are stiff, but at about $ 8,700 per year. These students also have accommodation costs, if they can not live withRelatives in the Northern Virginia area. Living expenses for a nine-month school year, typically ranging from $ 5,400 to $ 7,000. NVCC There are no dorms, so students must live in equities or housing accommodations. To help these students to manage the goodwill NVCC Scholarship program, students with grants of up to $ 1,000 per year is available. The scholarships are funded by donations from families in the Woodbridge area and from local radio personality ChrisCore.

The available funds are not the total need of financial support for international students and other private actors for donations directly to the NVCC Foundation, 4001 Wakefield Chapel Road, Annandale, VA 22,003 to make. Enter: Goodwill Scholarship Program.



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