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The Domino Effect in Financial Aid OperationsApril 9, 2025 - 9:56 am
Closing the Gap on FAFSA Completion RatesMay 14, 2024 - 1:53 pm
Navigating the Maze of FAFSA Delays: Understanding your Next StepsFebruary 6, 2024 - 4:52 pm
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How Institutions Can Stay Compliant—Even When Staffed Below CapacityApril 14, 2025 - 12:12 pm
Build a Financial Aid Technology Strategy for Maximum ROIApril 7, 2025 - 8:21 am
The Impact of Remote Financial Aid Offices on Student ExperienceMarch 31, 2025 - 11:07 am
The Domino Effect in Financial Aid Operations
The 2024 FAFSA rollout should have been a wake-up call for our industry. It revealed just how dependent enrollment, operations, and student experience are on a functioning, responsive financial aid system. And the challenges didn’t stop there. Uncertainty around the Department of Education’s direction in 2025 continues to cast doubt on institutional planning, forcing financial […]
Closing the Gap on FAFSA Completion Rates
By: Robert Heil, FAS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) The Challenge: Statistics from the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) indicate FAFSA completions for the class of 2024 are currently down 24.3% compared to this same time last year. This poses serious risk to enrollments this fall. Significant timing delays, a flawed rollout, inaccurate data files, and […]
Navigating the Maze of FAFSA Delays: Understanding your Next Steps