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Question

Hi! I plan on being a mom after i graduate high school but I’m wanting to take online college classes that are cheap and accept FAFSA, I don’t know where I want to go yet so can I go take classes for a college that I don’t even live near?

Answer 1

Hello there! With long term questions like this it's good to step back and consider what your overall goal is. You can certainly take online, local, or community college general education courses like math and English that almost any university will require and then transfer those to the university you'd like to end at. However, it's often a good idea to check with one or two colleges' admissions offices about whether or not certain classes will transfer. It would be really unfortunate if you take multiple general education courses and then find out that other universities won't accept them for credit.

So overall, yes! You can certainly take some online classes to save some money, but it's worth it to check with one or two other universities to make sure the credits from those online classes will be accepted!

Answer 2

Hi Janae.

It used to be that only on-campus students could get FAFSA, but that has changed. There is a good article at: https://www.elearners.com/education-resources/strategies-for-online-students/online-colleges-accept-fafsa/.

Also, don't forget about tax credits that apply to college students, or to the parents paying the bill.

Look at the schools you want to apply to, and speak with their Financial Aid offices.

So the answer to your question is, yes, you can take online classes and use FAFSA.

You go, girl!