financial aid Archives

Ghost students create rigged system for community colleges

La Voz Editorial Board | June 27, 2023

In communities where school is a place for students to flourish and have access to resources when necessary, it is unsettling to think that 20% of California’s community college applications are fraudulent. These...

De Anza students disagree on cost of online learning

Jordyn Smith, Reporter | May 18, 2021

Students disagree on whether online or in-person learning is better, considering both the teaching style and the financial cost.

California Community College Chancellor urges undocumented students to apply for financial aid

Rahul Makhijani, Reporter | January 27, 2021

The low number of applications for financial aid concerned the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office on a Jan. 26 conference call.

Office of Equity’s Financial Hustle eases students’ financial worries

Alex Ly, Staff Reporter | October 31, 2020

De Anza College’s Office of Equity addressed students’ financial concerns about tuition fees in the online Zoom event, Financial Hustle, on Oct. 22. Adriana Garcia, administrative assistant...

Senate Bill 291 proposes advanced financial aid for community college students

Amy Gallagher, Staff Reporter | April 8, 2019

To combat the financial issues California community college students face, a new financial aid program, Senate Bill 291, was proposed by California legislatures to cover the full cost of attending community...

Counselor positions affected due to budget cuts

Jonathan Cabrera, Staff Reporter | October 12, 2018

The Student Services Planning and Budget team will amend their recommendation to eliminate the Dean of Counseling and Associate Vice President of Student Services, said the Co-Chair Vice President of Student...

Letter to the editor

Leonard Del Rosario, De Anza student | February 2, 2015

Dear Editor, As a recent college student graduate, I found it hard to budget the bills that I needed to pay in my college career. The minimum wage is a bare minimum that college students can hardly...