Financial Aid

10 Ways to Avoid Students Defaulting on Payment Plans

May 13, 2017 Jenny

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By Sean Steinmarc, TFC Tuition Financing
Offering payments plans at your school is a surefire way to increase enrollments; learn how to avoid potential pitfalls that could lead to the financial losses, emotional pains, and negative morale associated with students defaulting.

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Alternative Tuition Assistance Resources

February 15, 2017 Jenny

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By Susan F. Schulz, Ed.D., Founder, Schulz School Advisors
Owners of Title IV approved schools often look for alternative tuition assistance resources. Students appreciate them too. This article shares resources that several school owners report work. Ideas work for non-Title IV approved schools too.

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Cost of Attendance and the Student Debt Crisis: A Case for Policy Reform

February 15, 2017 Jenny

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By Marc M. Jerome, President, Monroe College
Thousands of students across the country take on unnecessary student loan debt as a result of cost of attendance and other financial aid policies. There is more the Department should do to partner with colleges in reducing student debt.

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Can Mystery Shopping Save our Sector?

October 7, 2016 Jenny

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By Vincent Norton, Managing Partner and Consuelo Esparza, Vice President of Marketing & Assessment, Norton Norris, Inc.
This article outlines the reasons why mystery shopping is important for schools given the continued and recent scrutiny in our sector.

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Personal Financial Programs that Work Effectively for Proprietary Schools and Students

December 30, 2015 Staff

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By Peter Bielagus, Financial Advisor, Author, Speaker and Tamra Nashman, CAREER Instructor, Author, Speaker
Thirty years ago, it was popular to tell the incoming freshman class, “Turn to the person on your left and then to the person on your right. In four years, one of those people won’t be here.”

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Using Big Data to Prevent Student Loan Defaults

November 1, 2015 Staff

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By George Covino, USA Funds Vice President, Default Prevention
College administrators already mine “big data” to gain insights into the performance of their institutions in relation to their missions. Big data – large data sets that can be analyzed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations – already helps schools address issues such as enhancing student success rates, improving teaching effectiveness and reducing administrative burdens.

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Verification and Other Traps for the Unwary

September 7, 2015 Staff

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By Glenn Bogart, J.D.
As is my habit when a new award year begins, recently I perused the Application and Verification Guide chapter in the Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2015-2016. Nearly every year, the Department of Education puts some new foolishness in there, and this year is no exception.

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