Consultant Insights

Start Early & Scale Smart: Maintain Momentum in FAFSA Cycles

By: Sean Hudson, FAS Consultant For students, financial aid isn’t just paperwork—it’s the gateway to their education. For institutions, it’s a race against time to deliver funding and build trust. So, how can financial aid offices scale smartly and meet these expectations? It begins with starting early.  Starting early is not just a best practice—it’s […]

Driving Institutional Success Through Analysis

By: Tiffany Motyka, EdD Senior Consultant, Financial Aid Service  Institutions of higher education are valuable in so many ways. The economic impact of higher education is hard to dispute. According to the report Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress, as an industry, American higher education directly:  Enrolls nearly 25 million students  Employs approximately 3 million employees  […]

Pay Now or Pay Later: Strengthening Financial Aid Operations

By: Delinda “Lindy” Hall Ed.D. Financial aid offices increasingly operate under lean budgets and staffing models, where the challenge of “doing more with less”—whether in labor or financial resources—has become the prevailing theme. This pressure doesn’t just stop there; it may also put operations at risk, as financial aid professionals struggle to manage budget constraints, staffing […]

©2023 Financial Aid Services. All Rights Reserved.