The Oregon State University Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE), housed in the College of Business, provides research-based curriculum for all OSU students. Through workshops, training, counseling, a Peer Mentor program and other resources, we provide services and support to OSU students and to communities statewide.

Self-Study Financial Education Modules

This Canvas site is a place to access free, self-paced, financial literacy learning modules. Our topics here focus on paying for college and college finances. Please reach out and let us know: CAFE@oregonstate.edu.

Financial Literacy, Capability, Well-Being, Stories, Scripts, & Behaviors

Budgeting
Introduction, audit & tracking, financial values, goals, & habits, budgeting methods & tools, time frame, projections & calculations, worksheet templates, on-going plan, savings

Paying for College@ OSU
Direct costs, billing, academic planning, financial planning, funding options (U.S. Citizens and permanent residents, undocumented students, graduate students, international students, etc.), scholarships, private loans, Degree Partnership Program (DPP)

Credit

Paying for College

Not OSU Specific

OSU Paying for College Resources

Student Loan Management & Repayment

Renting (special info. for Corvallis)

Study Abroad

There are many free financial education resources for a variety of topics beyond college finances:

- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Next Gen Personal Finance
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Money Smart Program
- Cash Course (free with a variety of financial education topics)
- Investopedia (just search any financial topic and learn all about it)
- irs.gov