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SUNY Sullivan outlines FAFSA, aid and retention efforts; reports 2,000 FAFSA submissions and $2.2M in Pell awards

2869965 · April 3, 2025
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College officials described local outreach to increase FAFSA completion, summarized financial-aid statistics for the academic year, and said the college will not raise tuition or room-and-board rates for the coming year while expanding Open Educational Resources.

Officials from SUNY Sullivan briefed the Sullivan County Legislature on campus financial-aid outreach and student support programs, saying the college has increased high-school FAFSA assistance and is working to expand retention and adult-learner strategies.

Carrie Whitehead, director of financial aid at SUNY Sullivan, said the college’s office received more than 2,000 FAFSA submissions this year and awarded about $2,200,000 in Pell grants. She reported that 71% of SUNY Sullivan students received…

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