FAFSA Website Maintenance Alters April 10 FAFSA Events 

MEDIA ADVISORY:
April 9, 2021

Media Contact:
Mary Scott DeVault
mdevault@crispcomm.com

FAFSA Website Maintenance Alters April 10 FAFSA Events 

RALEIGH, NC – myFutureNC learned Thursday the U.S. Department of Education has a planned FAFSA outage this weekend from 8 a.m. (ET) on April 10 through 1 p.m. (ET) on April 11. As a result, the FAFSA will not be available online for completion during the planned Drive-In to Your Future events on April 10.

All campuses who were scheduled to host an event this weekend have been contacted and their updated plans are detailed below. Any student who registered to attend an event this weekend has been contacted directly to notify them of the change. 

April 10

• Barton College –
  Cancelled. Barton College will reach out to registered students for direct assistance.
• Fayetteville Tech Community College-
  In-person. The team will have hard copies of the FAFSA application available to assist students and families.
• Forsyth Tech Community College-
  Cancelled. Registered students have been provided direct contact information to campus representatives for support. Two additional Forsyth Tech events will be held on April 17th and April 24th.
• Guilford Tech Community College-
  Rescheduled for April 24th.
• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College-
  In-Person: Students will be assisted with creation of FSA IDs. Please bring any questions you may have and feel free to have a hard copy of the FAFSA to take.

The Drive-In To Your Future Events allow students and families to fill out the form at their local host site parking lot with the help of financial aid experts. The April 17 and 24 events will continue as planned.

April 17

• College of Albemarle (2 locations)
  • Elizabeth City Campus
    1208 North Road Street
    Elizabeth City, NC 27909
    FC Parking Lot
  • Dare County Campus
    132 Russell Twiford Road
    205 S Business Highway 64/24
    Manteo, NC 27954
• Robeson Community College
  2158, 5160 Fayetteville Rd
  Lumberton, NC 28360
  Student Center Parking Lot
• Forsyth Tech Community College (Main Campus)
  2100 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
• BILINGUAL FAFSA ADVISING VIRTUAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY LATINXED. 

April 24

• UNC Pembroke
  1 University Drive
  Pembroke, NC 28372
  Student Center
• Wake Technical Community College (2 locations)
  • Southern Wake Campus
    9101 Fayetteville Rd
    Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Scott Northern Wake Campus
    6600 Louisburg Road
    Raleigh, NC 27616
• Mayland Community College
  200 Mayland Dr
  Spruce Pine, NC 28777
  Main parking lot
• Pitt Community College
  1986 Pitt Tech Road
  Winterville, NC
  Goess Student parking lot off of Reedy Branch Road
• Forsyth Tech Community College (Transportation Campus)
  4255 N. Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, NC
• Blue Ridge Community College
  140 Alumni Way, Flat Rock, NC
  Killian Building parking lot
• Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute (2 Locations)
  • Caldwell Campus
    2855 Hickory Boulevard, Hudson, NC 28638
  • Watauga Campus
    372 Community College Drive, Boone, NC
    Students reserve the option to use our computer labs and still remain properly socially distant.
• Central Piedmont Community College (Harris Campus)
  3210 CPCC Harris Campus Drive
  Charlotte, NC 28208

The Drive-In To Your Future Events are hosted by myFutureNC, the College Foundation of North Carolina, and GEAR UP North Carolina, as a part of the NC First in FAFSA initiative to increase awareness about the importance of filling out the FAFSA and the CFNC Take Your Dreams Off Hold campaign to ensure seniors complete the steps needed to go to college this Fall.

The FAFSA is the first step to free or affordable college for North Carolina students.  While progress is being made, FAFSA completions in North Carolina are still down 6.5% statewide compared to this same time last year. The most recent data show only 45.4% of North Carolina students have completed the form.  Students who complete the FAFSA are more likely to enroll in higher education, persist in their college coursework, and obtain a degree.

In 2020, North Carolina students left an estimated $107 million in federal financial aid on the table by not filling out the FAFSA.

ABOUT NC FIRST IN FAFSA:

NC First in FAFSA is a myFutureNC Collaborative that focuses on increasing the number of high school seniors who complete the FAFSA application. Increasing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, completion rate is a fundamental step in North Carolina’s efforts to meet our state’s 2 million by 2030 postsecondary educational attainment goal. Students who complete the FAFSA are more likely to enroll in higher education, persist in their college coursework, and obtain a degree.

Partners include Carolina Demography, College Foundation of North Carolina, College Advising Corps, the Hunt Institute, and the John M. Belk Endowment.

For more information on NC First in FAFSA, visit myfuturenc.org/first-in-fafsa/.