College Countdown MS FAFSA Days

College Countdown MS FAFSA Days provides students and their parents with one-on-one assistance in completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)and the MS Office of Student Financial Aid application with guidance on funding from federal, state, college, and private resources. The FAFSA completion events take place virtually and are scheduled by the high schools allowing students to make 45-minute virtual appointments to ensure one-on-one assistance is available.

First You Hafta FAFSA Logo Schools are encouraged to plan FAFSA Days as soon as possible. The FAFSA is available as early as October 1 which allows students more time to explore and understand their financial aid options and determine what colleges they can best afford to attend.

Participating high school FAFSA Day schedulers are provided with marketing tools to promote the event, and students are notified of what information to bring to their appointment. Counselors and teachers, see the chart below to schedule a FAFSA Days based on your location. If you don’t see the county where your school is located, contact Shannon Grimsley at 601.321.5530 for details and alternatives to help your seniors complete the FAFSA.

Jackson Center

Contact: Brian Thomas, bthomas@get2college.org | 601-321-5532

Counties: Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Warren, Yazoo

Gulf Coast Center

Contact: Kimberly Trosclair, ktrosclair@get2college.org | 228-875-4441

Counties: George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone

Southaven Center

Contact: TJ Walker, tjwalker@get2college.org | 662-349-2789

Counties: Benton, Coahoma, Desoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica

Community Colleges

Community College	Contact	Counties
Co-Lin	Leslie Smith leslie.smith@colin.edu	Adams, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson
Coahoma	Shanell Frazier sfrazier@coahomacc.edu	Coahoma
Itawamba	Terry Bland tgbland@iccms.edu 601-862-8220	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc
East Central	Brenda Carson bcarson@eccc.edu 601-635-6326	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Winston
Pearl River	Richard Gleber rgleber@prcc.edu 601-403-1029	Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion
Southwest	Amber Kelly akelly@smcc.edu 601-276-3707	Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson
Meridian	Nedra Bradley nbradley@meridiancc.edu 601-483-8241	Meridian High School, Northeast High School, Southeast High School
Mississippi Delta	Debra Martin dmartin@msdelta.edu	Bolivar, Sunflower, Leflore, Washington, Humphreys, Sharkey, Issaquena
Holmes	Clate Holleman cholleman@holmescc.edu 662-472-9027	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster
East MS CC	Christine Montgomery cmontgomery@eastms.edu 662-243-1920	Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha
Jones College	Kari Dedwylder kari.dedwylder@jcjc.edu 601-477-4040	Clarke, Covington, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Perry, Smith, Wayne
Northeast MS CC	Liz Jackson ejjackson@nemcc.edu 662-720-7362	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union

FAFSA Completion

How to access student level data from state financial aid

College Countdown MS Contact Information

Kierstan Dufour
Assistant Director for Get2College Program
Woodward Hines Education Foundation (Formerly Education Services Foundation)
2616 Lakeward Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
kdufour@get2college.org
601-321-5531
get2college.org

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