CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How the FAFSA is Making Financial Aid More Accessible to Families Nationwide In the last year and a half, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – or FAFSA – has undergone major changes to make the application easier to complete for students nationwide.

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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. Unfortunately, many families and students are wondering exactly where the FAFSA is.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 9, 2024

they have been working on making updates to the application to make it easier to understand, complete, and to be more accessible. These applications are critical for gaining access to funds to pay for college. Unsurprisingly, these issues are causing concern for parents and students who are wondering how they will pay for college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

The information collected also forms the basis for aid decisions made by state governments, colleges and some private scholarships. This means that it’s accessible – but the site is being regularly monitored for efficiency and you may find that the application can be temporarily unavailable while updates are made.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 5, 2024

This may be something that your family has on file, so make sure to let your parents know you’ll need easy access to it. Have a Financial Discussion With Your Parents Talk about how much money is available for your college education, and mutually agree on comfortable price ranges.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 12, 2023

Once you focus on your mission to help the local community or further specific education skills, you can make better financial aid decisions that are fair and appropriate to potential students. It is essential that your team communicates about financial aid—both internally to employees and externally to potential students.

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Blackboard Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Harpham, Director of Student Financial Aid at The University of Akron, had to say: “The partnership with Blackboard has completely changed the way that we do business in the financial aid office. But don’t just take it from me – here’s what Jennifer E.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Arise from overriding problem of being three months late, critics point out that the newly released FAFSA is rife with other problems, including: Instead of October 1, students couldn’t access the form on the ED’s website until January 8 and some had difficulty even after that. The ED’s help line was seldom available.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

This will adversely affect the college plans of students planning to apply in the 2023-24 admissions cycle as well as students who need to re-apply for Federal aid each year. The delay of the 2023 FAFSA launch from October 1 to December worries advocates of greater access to college for low-income students.

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IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

There are a number of scholarships and grants available to help students cover the costs of studying abroad. citizens to study in other countries, while the International Student Financial Aid program provides need-based scholarships for international students studying in the United States. study abroad population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

college, university, and technical and vocational institutions eligible to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial aid programs. Cardona said the results of the data collection show that institutions must do more to raise the bar for student success and equitable outcomes. “The

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

About 43 million people are expected to resume or start repayments of their student loans. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has issued its final report and a toolkit for financial aid professionals across the nation in anticipation of the resumption of federal student loan repayments.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

So it's important that your program pages be easily accessible and items like admissions requirements, cost, aid, and outcomes, all be easily identifiable and accessible to prospective students on your program pages. BD: Thanks, Todd. That's such helpful information.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Institutions should consider proactively sharing information and resources related to student loan repayment with soon-to-be-graduating students. Consider consolidating a list of campus supports available to students and sharing it out in easy-to-access locations across campus, on your website, and in your student mobile app.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 25, 2023

defaults, colleges and universities would lose significant federal funding and students may lose access to aid. Unfortunately, in the last several years, colleges and universities and financial aid offices have gotten used to a political game of chicken in Washington, D.C., If no deal is made, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

The Department of Education’s announcement last week of a secret shopper program to investigate the recruitment, enrollment, and financial aid practices of schools has garnered mixed reactions. While advocates of access hailed the policy, the for-profit sector and financial aid offices raised worries.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

“A president cannot just wave his hand and eliminate loans for students he favors, while leaving out all those who worked hard to pay back their loans or made other career choices,” said former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley on Twitter. The ruling was criticized by higher ed access groups and borrower advocates.

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