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Looking at the WGU website, the tuition for 6 months is less than $3000. So yes, federal aid will cover this. Also as an independent student, your dad will have higher loan limits than you will. And presumably he is living at home so his school costs will just be tuition and books. </p>
<p>Not only is the tuition at the schools you are talking about a lot more expensive, but you would have living and travel expenses as well. Federal aid will not cover the full cost of expensive schools. Going out of state is a luxury and federal aid is not intended to pay for luxuries, just to help with the basics (and does not cover that in many cases). As mentioned before, the maximum pell for a 0 EFC student is $5550 a year and the maximum federal direct loan for a freshman dependent student is $5500.</p>