College Planning Strategies helps parents consider academics, admissions and finances

 Jeff and Melanie Meyer of Thrivent Financial are hosting a free educational workshop to help parents of high school students with their college planning.
Called “College Planning Strategies,” the 90-minute workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17 at American Family Funding, located at 28368 Constellation Road, Suite 398 in Valencia.
The workshop is designed to help parents and their students avoid costly mistakes that can arise throughout the college admission and selection process. It also covers basic facts about financial aid; steps that parents and students can take to help save money by using admission and academic strategies; and, discovering funding sources to help pay for their child’s college education and other ways to help minimize out-of-pocket expenses.
“According to the College Board’s Trends in College Pricing, 2016, total Cost of Attendance averaged about $24,610 nationally at public, four-year, in-state undergraduate schools,” said Melanie Meyer, CFP, CLU. “Without a thoughtful college strategy in place, families may sacrifice other financial goals and their students may be burdened with too much debt. This workshop can help families prepare.”
To register for this free workshop, call Jeff Meyer, CLU, ChFC, at 661-799-0230 or send an email to jeff.meyer@thrivent.com or respond online at www.Thrivent.com/findaworkshop. The reservation deadline is September 16.