A couple of things we are doing at our campus to impact default rates. We are making sure that the new students meet with the finance processors, and the student loan specialists at the point of enrollment. The student may not remember much of the day, however we make it a point to give the student our business cards, as well as a welcome packet which discusses loan responsiblity. Within the first 45 days of the student starting we make sure our student loan specialist are in the classroom conducting a Financial literacy workshop. This workshop talks about budgeting, as… >>>

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The school I work for is a 10-month program and we only start one class each September. We also have rolling admissions, so it is very common for a student to apply and be accepted in October then wait to start in September the following year. Typically, a student is given two weeks to apply after they completed their admissions interview, then within a week of their acceptance I call them to do an initial FA overview to discuss the FAFSA and other funding options. From this point forward either myself or someone in the FA office follows up with… >>>