Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Depending on your financial need, you may be able to get grants to help pay for college. You need your tax information from the previous year; you also need your parents' tax information if you're listed as a dependent.
Schedule an appointment with your high school guidance counselor. Request scholarship information, determine which ones you're eligible for and send in applications.
Ask your enrollment adviser about scholarships available at your school.
Apply for subsidized or unsubsidized student loans through a lender of your choice. If you take out a subsidized loan, the government will pay the interest while you're in school. While you must pay the interest for unsubsidized loans, you can elect to defer payments until after graduation. You must pay these loans back, but they're put on student deferment until six months after you graduate from college. You don't need good credit to apply. Ask your enrollment adviser for more details.
Apply for a private student loan; such loans usually require good credit. You may need a co-signer to apply. While you can defer most private student loans during college, this isn't true for all of them -- choose wisely.
Consult your company's human resources department to find out whether your employer offers a tuition reimbursement program. Such programs usually require a college degree that complements your current job or career path. You also may need to stay an extra year or more at the company when you graduate to pay back the tuition.