{"id":29589,"date":"2017-09-15T10:19:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=29589"},"modified":"2017-09-15T10:19:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:19:51","slug":"student-work-study-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/15\/student-work-study-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji State Ranked Nationally for Student Work-Study Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sophomore, Kristen Petron a biology major from Rice, Minn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Bemidji State University has been recognized as one of the nation’s leaders in the use of federal work-study funds to support its students.<\/p>\n

The website StudentLoans.net<\/i><\/a> ranked Bemidji State 117th out of 200 ranked four-year public institutions. The website said 278 BSU students employed in federal work-study programs earned an average of $1,624 during the 2015-16 academic year.<\/p>\n

To assemble its list, StudentLoans.net<\/i><\/a> examined 730 public and private colleges offering federal work-study programs, removing two-year and private institutions and any school offering fewer than 200 work-study jobs.<\/p>\n

The federal work-study program was developed by Congress as a part of the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act to help students with financial need be able to afford college and to help avoid debt.<\/p>\n

Bemidji State offers numerous federal work-study positions that are available by searching student employment on the Bemidji State page or under the Student Life tab under the support services link.<\/p>\n

Student payroll at Bemidji State totals over $2.3 million annually with about $800,000 from need-based federal or state work-study programs. To be eligible for work-study programs, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to the Jan. 1 priority deadline and answer work-study-related questions on the form.<\/p>\n

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