College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students.

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College Aid Consulting Services

MARCH 9, 2023

2024 College Financial Aid Costs; What You Need To Know. This is also highlighted in a recent story from NPR College financial aid letters mislead and confuse, with real consequences. We are also finding financial aid offers may feature an inaccurate comprehensive fee.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Financial aid offices can access the 2025-26 FAFSA Paper form through the FAFSA Partner Portal, as the Department of Education begins processing applications; functionality for student corrections will arrive in early 2025.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

A November 2024 article , from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) highlights that total financial aid awarded by National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and SAIS schools has grown significantly over the past two decades, reflecting schools commitment to supporting families. The good news?

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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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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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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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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future. Last week, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

From advocacy wins to new research and field engagement, Team IHEP has moved the ball forward in 2024. We scored a victoryfor evidence-driven policymaking when House and Senate Appropriators directed the Institute of Education Sciences tomaintainthe National Postsecondary Student Aid Study at its current collection frequency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is projecting that 2,000 students will benefit from this program during the 2024-25 academic year. This is for individuals who have not already earned a bachelor’s degree.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Those who submit a FAFSA or Minnesota Dream Act application for the 2024-2025 academic year will be considered automatically. For students without legal status in particular, costs related to education can pose a significant hurdle, given that undocumented immigrants – including DACA recipients – are not eligible for federal financial aid.

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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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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 1, 2023

The 2024-2025 FAFSA will be opening this December, instead of October (like usual). The post What You Need to Gather for Financial Aid Applications appeared first on CFAA. Fall is on the way and the new season marks the beginning of college application season! Many state and.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 23, 2025

Our January Team Spotlight features Cathy Demchak, who joined College Aid Services in 2024. Most recently, Cathy served as a Financial Aid Audit Supervisor at McClintock and Associates, where she managed all aspects of the auditing process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In July 2024, with the support of the Michelson 20MM Foundation, CSU launched the program, which is part of a longer-term agenda to help build the CSU as a system for supporting student parents. “I'm By Spring 2024, that number had increased to 9,600. Given that 19 percent of all college students, or 3.7

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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

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 Consulting Services

JULY 25, 2023

Discover our Top 10 FAFSA Tips for Divorced Parents in 2024—expert guidance tailored for navigating college financial aid. These insights stem from frequent inquiries and our seasoned experience in aiding divorced parents with the FAFSA.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 18, 2024

FSA has released an electronic announcement to clarify how issues discovered during the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout would be treated in terms of conflicting information and the appropriate steps that Financial Aid offices should take.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

Michael Koppenheffer The report draws on responses to EAB’s 2024 First-Year Experience Survey, which asked almost 13,000 2023 high school graduates a series of questions related to overall college student perspectives, experiences, and satisfaction. College satisfaction also only decreased as household income did.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. They should only need to visit a food pantry once; after that they ought to be connected to programs like SNAP, financial aid, and related programs to meet their needs in an ongoing way. Let’s commit to that goal for 2024. What else can and should we do?

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students.

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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 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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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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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 Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

FSA announced that it will resume flagging FAFSA applicants for potentially fraudulent activity on both the the 2024-25 and 2025-26 forms, which will require that schools complete V4 or V5 verification prior to disbursing any Title IV aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. States may respond by modifying their aid programs if they don’t want to pay more or cannot afford to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. To accompany the release of its 2024 Emerging Scholars magazine edition, Diverse hosted its first-ever panel for the 15 outstanding scholars it recognized this year.

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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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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Higher education is continually evolving, and 2024 has presented new opportunities for institutions to better address students’ changing needs. In 2024, five key Student Impact Strategies emerged: 1. increase in enrollment between Fall 2022 and Spring 2024. How are they doing this? This was a key factor in their 3.7%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

Those selected will receive a full tuition-only need/merit scholarships for the 2023–2024 academic school year. The ETS-Trenton Central High School (TCHS) Scholarship Program will award graduating seniors who can demonstrate high levels of academic achievement, strong community engagement, and leadership in high school.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Registration for the 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals has officially opened! Participants can register through the Training Conference Home page on FSA Partner Connect and clicking ‘Registration.’

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

About 43 % of Latino students surveyed said that they faced difficulties completing the FAFSA application form, which is required to receive financial aid. Rodriguez said that it was critically important to create opportunities for Latinos—who now make up one in five students at the postsecondary level—to thrive in college.

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