College Aid Services

APRIL 29, 2024

In the latest update from the Department of Education, detailed steps have been taken to rectify issues with the 2024-25 FAFSA forms linked to IRS FA-DDX data errors. The announcement highlights the successful reprocessing of nearly all affected records, ensuring institutions can now proceed with financial aid offers.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Whether your family is paying for part of your college degree, or you’re covering it all yourself, there’s a good chance you’ll need to rely on financial aid. Start with FAFSA If you are not yet familiar with the term FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), now’s the perfect time to learn about it all!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

Kim Cassidy Dr. Kim Cassidy will step down as president of Bryn Mawr College in June 2024, bringing to an end an 11-year tenure as the school’s leader, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ® ) forms have been successfully submitted since the 2024-25 redesigned application went live Dec. James Kvaal ED updated the supporting tables used in the Student Aid Index calculation — which replaced the Expected Family Contribution formula — that account for inflation.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

The English and Spanish FAFSA Submission Summary are now available online as a training resource for financial aid professionals. To access the documents, click the PDF links at the bottom of the FSA press release below.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

We don’t want the unprecedented delays and changes in this year’s federal aid application process to deter them from coming to CUNY or any college." They will help high school seniors with the journey of applying to and entering college, including the financial aid process, according to CUNY officials. Matos Rodríguez. "We

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The 2024-2025 College Financing Plan on the Office of Postsecondary Education’s website. The College Financing Plan is a consumer tool that participating institutions use to notify students about their financial aid package.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Here is an update on the FAFSA Changes For 2024-25. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will see the majority of changes starting in the 2024-25 academic year and not in the 2023-24 year that was originally planned. by The post FAFSA Changes For 2024-25 appeared first on College Aid Consulting Services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To give financial aid administrators time to prepare for the upcoming changes to the FAFSA form in advance of the 2024–25 FAFSA form release, FSA has announced that a 2024–25 FAFSA prototype is now available for use. What is the 2024–25 FAFSA Prototype?

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. The sooner you file your FAFSA the better your chances of maximizing your financial aid. Students will be able to make corrections until September 10, 2024.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 6, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. Volume 4 – Record Layouts and Processing Codes and the 2024–25 Final ISIR Record Layout in Excel Format.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 18, 2024

Federal Student Aid has announced the publication of Volume 3 of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook which discusses the academic calendar, payment period, and disbursement requirements for awarding aid under the Title IV student financial aid programs, determining a student’s cost of attendance, and packaging Title IV aid.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 23, 2024

The annual training forum for Financial Aid Professionals will be virtual once again to continue reaching a larger audience and is scheduled from December 3rd to the 6th. Federal Student Aid will release further details later this summer and participants can register for the conference in the fall.

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College Aid Services

MAY 2, 2024

On May 1st, FSA announced that the Department will begin reprocessing 2024-25 FAFSA forms at the request of state agencies to address an issue with the order of school codes on the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR). These reprocessed records will not result in changes to the student’s SAI or eligibility for federal student aid.…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab is author of Paying the Price, College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. The sector can’t take any more punches. Instead, let’s embrace the opportunity and step into the ring together with an effective stance.

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HEAG

MAY 3, 2024

Resources Word In Wooden Cube In this blog post, we provide an overview of the changes financial aid offices face while processing financial aid for the 2024-2025 award year and tools that can help your institution. Below is a brief … Read more ».

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There’s normal school work and extracurriculars, as well as the various deadlines for applications and financial aid. Yet, it’s important to track the deadlines so that you have the best chance of getting your financial aid application in – and then, the best chance of getting the maximum aid available to you.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 23, 2024

2024-25 Verification 2024-25 Verification Broadcast date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 In this in-depth session, we will be discussing the updates to Verification for 2024-25 and looking at resolving conflicting information as well.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Updates to the FAFSA Have Delayed College Financial Aid for Millions The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has undergone some major updates for the 2024-2025 application cycle. Financial aid offices will be working incredibly hard to complete their side of this equation for all of the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Our proposal covers the cost of tuition so that financial aid and scholarship dollars can go further and help students pay for their living expenses,” said Lowery-Hart. That is a game changer.” Funds from the college’s proposed free tuition program would be the first dollars a student would receive to help cover the costs of college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 9, 2024

A Soft Launch of This Year’s Financial Aid Application is Causing Frustration For months, parents, students, and financial aid experts alike have been waiting for the 2024-2025 FAFSA to go live. Let’s talk about what’s going on and how this impacts financial aid applications for students nationwide.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 24, 2023

How to Update Your Financial Aid Application to Reflect Your Current Income One of the most important steps in applying to college is completing the FAFSA, which will open in December. What many families don’t realize is that the FAFSA uses federal income tax information from the previous year to calculate financial aid eligibility.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 1, 2024

The Department of Education announced the creation of FAFSA Fast News: an online blog dedicated to connecting federal officials and financial aid professionals about all things related to the new FAFSA application.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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College Aid Services

APRIL 19, 2024

POSTED DATE: May 12, 2023 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID: GENERAL-23-34 SUBJECT: Access and… More » Safeguarding 2024–25 Federal Tax Information The post Safeguarding 2024–25 Federal Tax Information first appeared on College Aid Services. The full announcement is below.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 18, 2024

FSA has notified institutions that it will suspend batch processing for the Common Origination Disbursement System (COD) as it makes important updates in preparation for the 2024-25 academic year. ET on April 20, 2024 and 11 a.m. ET on April 21, 2024. The outage is scheduled to occur between 11 p.m.

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HEAG

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The release of the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been eagerly anticipated, but its roll-out has faced unforeseen issues, impacting students and colleges nationwide. On January 30, 2024, the Department announced that institutions and states will … Read more ».

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 4, 2024

The NAIS Annual Conference 2024, known as THRIVE, was from February 28 to March 1 in the vibrant city of St. Sara Ruger, a Customer Success Manager at Community Brands, participated in the “Financial Aid Reimagined” workshop. Louis, Missouri. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat with our team! “The

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Be Prepared for a Fast Financial Aid Application Cycle It’s a well known fact that the “early bird gets the worm” and as I’ve talked about often on the blog, the earlier you submit your financial aid paperwork, the better chance you have of more funding for college. What Does It Mean for the FAFSA This Year?

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 3, 2024

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available through a soft launch by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office of the U.S. You can complete the form to apply for financial aid to help pay for attendance at college between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Emily Labandera The April 2024 report uses publicly available data to provide readers with a “fundamental understanding” of who Latino students are, how they fit a “post-traditional student profile,” and the schools they are attending, said Emily Labandera, director of research at Excelencia. Of the Latino students in U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Institutions review the data and put together a financial aid offer, helping families decide which institution is the best fit for them and their wallets. The result of all the chaos could be a diminished freshman class entering postsecondary education in fall 2024 and a continued racial gap in educational achievement.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 11, 2024

The Department has released additional guidance for 2024-25 Aid Awards using the ISIRs affected by errors. They reaffirmed the plan to retransmit all impacted ISIRs in the coming weeks.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

On Tuesday September 19th, the Department of Education released the verification requirements and acceptable documentation for the 2024-25 Award year. A Dear Colleague Letter (GEN-23-12) was also published that supplements the 2024–2025 award year verification information provided in the Federal Register notice.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Download this guide   to maximize net tuition r eve n ue while maintaining affordability for families in the new year. Financial Aid Awarding financial aid is crucial for fostering diversity, inclusivity, and equal educational opportunities.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 22, 2023

If you need a reminder, FAFSA is the application every college student should file for financial aid assistance as a freshman and throughout. The post Did the Updates to the 2024-2025 FAFSA Actually Make It Better? To say it’s over due would be an understatement. appeared first on CFAA.

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