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MCC Daily Tribune

SUNY Financial Aid Days / FAFSA Fest a Success

On November 18, MCC and the Rochester Education Foundation (REF) hosted SUNY Financial Aid Days / FAFSA Fest at the new Downtown Campus. The event was open to all current and future students applying to college that needed assistance with the challenging financial aid process.

The event was very well attended with 85 participants being served in one of the 4 classrooms. Including family members, a total of 176 people got to experience and tour the new Downtown campus. Nearly all participants completed their FAFSA online and about 2/3rds of the students indicated that MCC was one of their top college choices.

The coordination, planning, staffing and execution of SUNY Financial Aid Days / FAFSA Fest event was excellent. A sample of comments from participants included:

  • "Tremendous"
  • "I felt welcome"
  • "Impressed with staff"
  • "Professional-level assistance"

Between MCC and RCAN (REF), the event was a positive force for our community. The next FAFSA Fest is scheduled for March 2019.

Kudos goes out to all our wonderful staff who made the event successful and came together as one. They include staff from Enrollment and Financial Services, Student Engagement Center, Save for Success, EOP, Hillside, Downtown Student Leaders, Brighton Admissions, Brighton Financial Aid and Rochester Education Foundation / RCAN.

Happy Holidays!

Douglas Miller
Student Services - DC
12/08/2017