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Are there any differences in the aid process between public & private colleges?

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Host: Are there any differences in the aid process between public and private colleges?

Brad Barnett: There are a lot of differences between the public and private colleges when it comes to the application process and financial aid. Public colleges predominantly rely on Federal and State funds for financial assistance, and then most of them do have institutional dollars, some more than others but when you are looking at private schools they typically have a lot more institutionally money to award than we do and most of them don t receive a great deal of assistance from the State. So, they are really looking at Federal dollars and Institutional dollars by and large.

Expert: Brad Barnett

Brad received his Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Arkansas University, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Business. He furthered his education by graduating from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University with a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, specializing in Mental Health. He has been involved in the financial aid and/or rehabilitation More »