Types of Financial Aid Accepted at CASPN:

• Grants
  • Federal Pell Grant
  • State of Illinois MAP Grant
  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-Service Locations
    • Career Link Application (Peoria, Mason, Stark, Fulton, Marshall, McLean, Woodford, and Tazewell counties)
    • Land of Lincoln Workforce Alliance (Cass, Christian, Logan, Menard, and Sangamon counties)
    • Workforce Investment Solutions (Macon and DeWitt counties)
    • Champaign Regional Planning Commission -Illinois Worknet Center (Champaign, Ford, Piatt, and Iroquios counties)
    • The Job Center (Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan, Scott, and Shelby counties)
  • Urban League
  • County and local government grants
  • Charitable or private grant programs

• Scholarships
• Illinois 529 College Savings Plan (Bright Start® or College Illinois!®)
• GI Bill®
• Federal Direct Student Loans – All students interested in taking out a Federal Direct Student Loan for school need to complete a FAFSA and the following:
  • MPN (Master Promissory Note)- This can be done at studentaid.gov
  • Entrance Counseling – This also can be completed at studentaid.gov

• Federal Parent PLUS loan (parent of the student attending college)
• Private Student Loans (your bank, credit union, or student loan company, etc.)

Websites with Financial Assistance Information

• ISAC (Illinois Student Assistance Commission)
• https://studentaid.ed.gov
• Illinois Community Action Agencies
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
• https://www.pcceo.org/education/