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By: Kim Soyung

If you’re looking for loans for college, get a student job to supplement your income.  It is definitely nice to have your student loan check roll in each semester, but it’s also great to have extra spending money from a student job as well.
Student jobs are offered at every campus across the nation.  There are even programs that are called work/study.  These jobs are usually in quiet settings like an office or library.  These jobs include minimal work, which allows the student to do homework or even study while they are getting paid.
Other student jobs can be found off-campus as well.  Local restaurants and stores count on students each fall to fill hundreds of positions.  Usually in college towns, the campus and surrounding areas are desolate in the summer time because the students have gone to their homes for the summer.  However in the fall, the town becomes flooded again when the students are back in town.  Because of this, businesses need students to cater to the increased population.
If you are in search of a student job, or your child is searching, check out the student union on campus.  There should be a student employment office and many times they will place you around campus in an open office position doing administrative tasks.  The student union is a great resource when you or your student is job hunting.