With the current state of the economy and an average increase of $172 to $1,096 in tuition costs, many students are wondering how they will afford a college education. There is one local event that can help them get the money they need.

College Goal Sunday, 2-4 p.m., Feb. 21, is a free event for high school students where they will receive one-on-one help from financial aid advisors filling out the required Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Plus, four college-bound students at each College Goal Sunday location will win a scholarship to the college or trade school of their choice. (Students must be a first semester freshman in the fall of 2010).

There are 20 College Goal Sunday locations across the state of Kansas.

KANSAS LOCATIONS:
Concordia – Cloud County Community College
Dodge City – Dodge City Community College
Emporia – Emporia High School Library
Garden City – Garden City High School
Great Bend – Front Door Facility
Holton – Highland Community College
Hutchinson – Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School
Iola – Allen Community College
Junction City – Junction City High School
Kansas City, Kansas – Donnelly College
Kansas City, Kansas – Kansas City Kansas Community College
Lawrence – University of Kansas
Olathe – MidAmerica Nazarene University
Overland Park – Johnson County Community College
Pittsburg – Pittsburg State University
Salina – Kansas Wesleyan University Topeka – Washburn University
Wichita – Evergreen City Hall
Wichita – Newman University
Wichita – Wichita Area Technical College

For more information about College Goal Sunday, visit www.CollegeGoal.org.