What bright future? Some Bay County students fret about college options under Florida bill Tony Mixon, The News Herald
PANAMA CITY Some former and current Bay County students are concerned about legislators proposed changes to the Florida Bright Futures program.
Florida Senate Bill 86, they say, will leave many students with fewer options to attend college.
The proposed modifications to the program would require students to view a dashboard after their first year of college that shows the career prospects for their major. That was a modification made following pushback an earlier version of the bill, which favored students who chose degrees geared toward employment. The earlier version would have also denied or reduced scholarships for those who choose majors that are less fruitful.
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The future of Bright Futures Scholarship April 1, 2021 at 5:01 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 5:01 PM
The debate in Tallahassee about the future of Bright Futures Scholarship has a lot of graduating seniors and college students unsure of how they will pay for school.
Bright Futures covers up to 100% of tuition at a Florida public university, roughly more than $6,000 a year. If lawmakers vote to change the way it pays out, a lot of families will need to find other ways to finance higher education.
First and foremost, fill out the FAFSA. It s based on your family s income and will recommend grants that won t need to be paid back as well as work-study. But the biggest tip is to seek out any and all scholarships.
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