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College Planning

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Program Description

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Join Ryan Bridges from Kapeco LLC, Non Profit Council of Financial Educators as he presents College Planning Workshop. Ryan Bridges is a certified college planner, chartered financial consultant, has a Bachelor's Degree and MBA in Finance from the University of Arkansas, and has 15 years of comprehensive financial planing.

In this workshop, Ryan will cover the following topics:

  • How to get accepted to your Dream College
  • Maximizing Financial Aid
  • Strategies to pay the least for college
  • 7 secrets all colleges want to see from students
  • How playing the college admissions game may be hurting your child's future
  • When you should start planning for admissions (it's sooner than you think!)
  • The 5 biggest myths that lead families to believe they won't qualify for financial aid.
  • The 3 questions you must ask every school before you apply that no one else asks until it's too late.
  • The shocking truth about 529's and other college savings plans and how they actually can COST you more that they save you!

This program is free and open to the public. No registration required. Open to all ages.