Paying for college in California, or looking for financial aid as a California resident, can be quite a challenge. In the nation's most populous state, there's always plenty of competition for scholarships, grants, and some student loans. Couple that with an economic recession and rising tuition costs, and you get a state full of students looking for money for college. With all this competition, it's important to invest some time into searching for college scholarships and other financial aid assistance.

To help you out in your search for college funds, here are some online resources for California college students.

California Student Aid Commission Website

One of the first places college students and their parents should look for California Financial Aid information is the California Student Aid Commission website. Among many other things, this site is the place to go to find out more about Cal Grants, which are the largest source of financial aid in the state of California and do not have to be paid back. Students are eligible for Cal Grants based on the FAFSA information, and everything students need to know about applying for these grants is on this website.

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