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FAFSA opens for 2021-22 term

Madison Heiser • October 12, 2020

By Madison HeiserEditor-in-Chief The 2021-22 Free Application for Federal Student Aid opened on Oct. 1. The application is available to all college students in search of grants, loans and work-study...

Textbook costs pose challenge for students, faculty

Madison Heiser • September 11, 2020

Photo by Chris Swann and graphic by Madison Heiser One essential supply nearly every college student must purchase is textbooks. In an era of increasingly digitized media, textbooks are becoming more...

Paying for Tuition

thedrumbeat • October 3, 2014

Carolina Yu asks students how they plan on paying for tuition at TJC and beyond.

Financial Aid Literary Week

thedrumbeat • April 14, 2014

TJC is giving students the opportunity to get educated on financial aid and learn to save money, spend wisely and plan for their future. “If we can have a student come and walk away saying, 'I didn't...

Fresh clothes and clean credit tips offered to college students

thedrumbeat • February 9, 2014

No money laundering here, but students can do laundry and learn about handling loans “Fifty-two percent of students are using financial aid here at TJC,” said Devon Wiggins, Tyler Junior College Financial...