Did you know, the average college student graduates with about $22,000 in debt. The problem is, most of these students qualify for essentially free money for college but never apply. So, to help these and other students get the money they definitely need, this infographic on how to get free money for college through state and federal grants, as well as scholarships and more should be helpful. Some of the highlights include —

• In 2007-2008 the average amount of aid received by students was $9,100.
• In 2010-2011 the average amount of aid received by students was $12,400 out of which $6,500 didn’t need to be repaid.
• Every year over 1.5 million qualifying students miss out on Pell grants because they didn’t fill out the FAFSA.
• FastWeb lists more than 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.4 billion.

From: Online Colleges Blog