‘USA Funds Countdown to College’ Helps Families Plan and Pay for College

Publications that USA Funds^® sponsored in January and February are providing families in eight states with information about the process of applying for financial aid and planning for college.

USA Funds sponsored the distribution of nearly 3 million copies of "USA Funds Countdown to College^TM" in Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada and Wyoming — seven of the states that USA Funds serves as designated guarantor of federal education loans — and Florida.

"USA Funds Countdown to College" appeared as a supplement to the Jan. 20 Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Honolulu Advertiser, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal. Also in January, 62 Maryland high schools distributed the publication to their seniors.

The supplement appeared in the Feb. 3 edition of the Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Republic, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, The Garden Island in Hawaii, Indianapolis Star, Maui (Hawaii) News, Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, West Hawaii Today, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle and Wyoming Tribune-Eagle.

The Miami Herald distributed the publication Feb. 15-17, and "USA Funds Countdown to College” appeared in the Feb. 17 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat.

The publications were distributed to states hosting College Goal Sunday. Those editions of “USA Funds Countdown to College” included information about College Goal Sunday, which USA Funds supports to help parents and students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

“USA Funds Countdown to College” also offers information about planning and paying for college, including articles about topics such as completing the FAFSA, the need analysis and award packaging process, and federal and state sources of financial aid. Other articles focus on saving for higher education, college planning Web resources, and “financial aid success stories” from college students and graduates.

You will need Adobe Reader to access some editions of “USA Funds Countdown to College” online.