CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This form is one of the most important for students and families to file, if not the most important form to be completed. The FAFSA is the way that students qualify for federal grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. All of these programs are designed to make higher education more accessible.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

EFC: The Expected Family Contribution will be changed to the Student Aid Index (SAI). Pell Grants: More students will be eligible to receive maximum or partial federal Pell grants. The information collected also forms the basis for aid decisions made by state governments, colleges and some private scholarships.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

February is one of my favorite months of the year because it’s National Financial Aid Awareness Month. Throughout this month, all of us in the higher education community make an extra effort to provide even more information about how to use and access financial aid for college.

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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

JUNE 24, 2024

Borrowing student loans is a significant financial decision that can have long-lasting implications on your student’s future. While loans can help make higher education more accessible, it’s crucial to approach borrowing with careful consideration and awareness.

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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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COE

MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access.

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IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

Differences between scholarships and grants. Scholarships and grants are both types of financial aid that can help you pay for college. The main difference between the two is that scholarships are typically based on academic achievement or athletic ability, while grants are usually need-based.

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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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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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College Planners of America

AUGUST 29, 2024

Since access to a college education has long been a bipartisan priority, Congress and the Executive branch have attempted to keep pace with skyrocketing tuition. Over the past half century, Congress has authorized many new programs to assist students in paying tuition. matter what the outcome would be.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 29, 2024

Since access to a college education has long been a bipartisan priority, Congress and the Executive branch have attempted to keep pace with skyrocketing tuition. Over the past half century, Congress has authorized many new programs to assist students in paying tuition. matter what the outcome would be.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

Supreme Court dashed the hopes of 40 million student borrowers Friday, striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The plan would have offered $10,000 of relief to borrowers making under $125,000 and $20,000 to those who had received Pell grants, for an estimated $430 billion of forgiveness.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Students and, for those who are dependents, their parents, fill it out and submit it to the ED. Students with no social security number for themselves or a parent were denied. The FAFSA eligibility calculation did not account for inflation from 2020 to 2023, which was 18%, so many students were incorrectly considered ineligible.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Students and, for those who are dependents, their parents, fill it out and submit it to the ED. Students with no social security number for themselves or a parent were denied. The FAFSA eligibility calculation did not account for inflation from 2020 to 2023, which was 18%, so many students were incorrectly considered ineligible.

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