Financial aid is an important part of getting students enrolled and ready to progress toward their achieving their educational goals. Financial aid requirements and regulations frequently change so it is critical that financial aid professionals stay informed. This group is for financial aid professionals who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
This course is a basic course for the academic administrators to learn about financial aids.
What do you think?
Compliance is very important with a good team.
It is good that all this information has to be available to the students and others.
Safety is very important for the students
Very good knowledge about the payment period.
The information is very important for me to be able to help our students
I learned of the various lower payment options that could be available to a student. I also learned about the basics for deferments which will be helpful information to communicate.
Entrance and exit counseling are critical to the student's financial aid journey. Communicating clearly on these topics at shorter durations is ideal. Provide the communication in writing.
Building relationships with students can lead to success for the student in a variety of ways. Obtaining personal information is critical and it's recommended to obtain six references for students.
Keeping a clean, welcoming, and organized environment will support students and staff alike. Providing financial literacy information over time consistently will build the student's knowledge of financial aid.
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