School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 4, 2025

I can remember the countless hours I spent sorting through tax documentation, applications, and spreadsheets I maintained on my own, Dodson shared. For families juggling work, parenting, and often multiple school applications, the time saved is invaluable. Benson closed with a look toward the future: This is just the beginning.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 17, 2025

Schools can ensure their financial aid policies, application processes, and available resources are clearly outlined on their websites, brochures, and admissions materials. Simplify the Application Process: One of the barriers families face when applying for financial aid is the perceived complexity of the process.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Secondarily, schools are seeing an influx of applications from families looking for tuition assistance. While financial aid is essential for keeping private schools diverse and accessible, the administrative workload that comes with processing all these applications can quickly become overwhelming. The good news?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

However, incorporating historical data insight into the process allows schools to: Ensure Equity and Fairness Schools can analyze patterns and trends to ensure aid is distributed based on demonstrated need and institutional priorities rather than ad-hoc decision-making. Average aid per student Helps in understanding per-student investment.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success. Thats where School and Student Services (SSS) comes in.

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NACAC's Admitted

JULY 22, 2024

We defined selective colleges and universities as those that admitted fewer than half of applicants over three consecutive years, on average. Even if colleges were test-optional for all applicants, we sometimes found language on college websites indicating that test scores were strongly encouraged or recommended.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 25, 2025

The workload can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with hundreds or even thousands of applicants. Schools that use a standardized methodologylike the one developed by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)can ensure consistency, transparency, and equity in their awarding process.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

The new module enables colleges to create and execute a coordinated communications strategy for prospective students and delivers actionable insight to help campus leaders drive students’ enrollment journeys.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 12, 2023

However, because of these factors, other families often think they won’t qualify for financial aid due to their middle-class status, leading to fewer applications. Marketing your program of financial assistance to all kinds of students can reduce strains on your funding and help you align your program with your school’s mission.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Specifically, the trend of higher-income families needing financial aid, was noted in the NAIS 2023-2024 Trendbook , “The demographics of the applicant pool are changing as more higher-income families apply for aid.” Schools can continue their focus on the families’ needs by making it easier for families to apply for financial aid.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 11, 2022

You can even increase the lifetime value of your students. At School and Student Services, we understand how important it is to keep your financial aid folders clean, and we offer a K-12 Select Software Suite that can help. Scholarship application essays. Contact Us at School and Student Services.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Early communication allows schools to share important information about financial aid eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application processes. Automated Notifications: Automated notifications capabilities for keeping families informed about application deadlines, award decisions, and other important updates.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Providing more direct support to families filling out applications. Interviewees noted how simplified application processes reported higher satisfaction rates from parents and often saved money through automating menial tasks such as status updates, document access, and personalized support. Removing stigma.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Valerie Martinez faculty member at the UCF College of Nursing 13 tools to elevate diversity in the faculty hiring process Student Services As enrollment leaders know, student services are important long before a student ever comes to campus or attends an online class.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Talent management At the peak of the staffing crisis in spring 2022, community colleges were down 14% of their workforce, which caused disruptions to student services, and created burnout across all departments. Thus, coordinated email communications are critical to closing equity gaps. 5 areas to take stock in 2023 1.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Financial aid offices are well-positioned to provide guidance on these areas, but there are likely other offices on campus who also have resources to support students as they make this financial transition such as money management centers or student services. How well does your institution support returning stop-outs?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Teachers can participate in coaching to further their own Giving Tuesday goals of accelerating equity in your district. Request a Demo From School and Student Services (SSS). With a solid financial aid program, you can enroll mission-appropriate students and secure your school’s financial stability.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We're committed to educational equity and we focus on students from 11th grade all the way through to college graduation. So at Let's Get Ready, we hire, train, support, we pay older college students. So how do you see them working with students? I'd love the chance to talk about Let's Get Ready and the work that we do.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ron Abel empower proved the ideal choice, seamlessly integrating into our workflow and easing the transition from traditional paper applications. The ability to customize views, whether it’s an Excel-style screen or a student-by-student breakdown, gives us unparalleled flexibility.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

We call them online giants, EAB, these are the Southern New Hampshires of the world who are, mostly, providing all of the services that they need for marketing and recruitment to student services, to instructional design on their own. CH: There's also a situation where it's like, you know, I got an OPM relationship.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

We call them online giants, EAB, these are the Southern New Hampshires of the world who are, mostly, providing all of the services that they need for marketing and recruitment to student services, to instructional design on their own. CH: There's also a situation where it's like, you know, I got an OPM relationship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Another fundamental aspect of this discussion is the need for educators to adopt an anti-racist (social justice or civil rights) and cultural competence approach to their work, which means being equity-based and culturally responsive in philosophy and action. Emerging trends in career development for Black men are also discussed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The additional funding can be used to support research, program development, and student services focused on improving the college experience for this historically underrepresented group—Many AANHPI students hail from low-income families and are the first in their families to attend college. Approximately 35.1%

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