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 Mississippi Aid Application (MAAPP) with guidance on funding from federal, state, college, and private resources. The FAFSA completion sentence with: The FAFSA completion event delivery format will be determined between the high school and the FAFSA volunteer point of contact (see below).

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.

Schools that are registered with College Countdown MS 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.

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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: Daniela Griffin, dgriffin@get2college.org | 662-349-2789

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

Community Colleges

Community College	Contact	Counties
Copiah-Lincoln	Leslie Smith leslie.smith@colin.edu	Adams, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson
Coahoma	Shanell Frazier sfrazier@coahomacc.edu	Coahoma
East Central	Brenda Carson bcarson@eccc.edu 601-635-6326	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Winston
East MS	Kristen Douglas kgulotta@eastms.edu 662-243-1927	Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha
Holmes	Clate Holleman cholleman@holmescc.edu 662-472-9027	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster
Itawamba	Terry Bland tgbland@iccms.edu 601-862-8220	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc
Jones College	Kari Dedwylder kari.dedwylder@jcjc.edu 601-477-4040	Clarke, Covington, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Perry, Smith, Wayne
Meridian	Nedra Bradley nbradley@meridiancc.edu 601-483-8241	Meridian High School, Northeast High School, Southeast High School
Mississippi Delta	Shannon Grimsley sgrimsley@get2college.org 601-321-5530	Bolivar, Sunflower, Leflore, Washington, Humphreys, Sharkey, Issaquena
Northeast MS	Liz Jackson ejjackson@nemcc.edu 662-720-7362	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union
Pearl River	Kari Eve Valence kvalence@prcc.edu 601-403-1029	Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion
Southwest	Amber Kelly akelly@smcc.edu 601-276-3707	Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson

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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