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Ask the Patch Pros: All Your College Planning Questions
Do you have a child going to college next year? Thinking of going back yourself? We have some experts on hand to answer all your college planning questions.

Choosing or applying to colleges can be a daunting task.
When is my state's FAFSA deadline? What is a FAFSA? How am I going to pay for this? Where's the best place to get a good interest rate on a student loan?
So many questions.
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But we're here to help make it easier for you.
In this week's edition of Ask the Patch Pros, we've got a small but growing panel of experts standing by waiting to answer all your college planning questions. Nothing is off limits.
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This week's participating pros are:
- Shane Blanchard, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Waukee
- Adam Carroll, National Financial Educators, West Des Moines
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