College Financing Planning

  • California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) - This state website is your source for information on state grant programs, such as Cal Grant, Chafee Foster Youth Grant, and more.
  • College Scorecard - This website provides a planning tool and resource to assist prospective students and their families as they evaluate options in selecting a school.
  • College Navigator - This website is a tool that provides school information that includes tuition and fees, retention and graduation rates, use of financial aid, student loan default rates and features a cost calculator and school comparison tool.
  • Department of Rehabilitation - This state website is your source for information on Department of Rehabilitation benefits.
  • Direct Loan Consolidation - This federal website is your source for Student Loan Consolidation.
  • Direct Loan Entrance Counseling - This federal website is your source for completing a Student Loan Entrance Counseling.
  • Direct Loan Exit Counseling - This website is your source for completing Student Loan Exit Counseling.
  • Direct Loan MPN - This federal website is your source for completing a Student Loan Master Promissory Note.
  • FAFSA: Apply for Aid - This federal website is your source for completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually.
  • Financial Aid Shopping Sheet - The Shopping Sheet is a model award letter designed to simplify the information that prospective students receive about costs and financial aid so they can easily compare institutions and make informed decisions about where to attend school. CSUB utilizes the Shopping Sheet model, which can be viewed by logging into the student's myCSUB web portal. 
  • INS - This federal website is your source for information on citizenship and immigration services.
  • IRS - This federal website is your source for information on filing a Federal Income Tax Return.
  • Manage Loans - This federal website is a source for managing your student loan debt.
  • Paying for College - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can assist prospective students by allowing them to enter the names of up to three schools and receive detailed information on each one and to enter actual financial aid award information.
  • Reporting Fraud - This federal website is your source for reporting fraud.
  • StudentAid.gov -This federal website is a source for information on planning, finding, applying, and paying for college. This website is also your source for information on your student loan borrowing history.
  • Veteran Affairs - This federal website is your source for information on U.S. Veteran GI Bill.