1. NCASFAA Spring Conference April 9 - 12, 2017
Money Talks? Continuing the Conversation Between High School Counselors and Financial Aid Offices
NCASFAA Spring Conference April , 2017

2. SESSION OUTLINE INTRODUCTIONS
WHAT WE’RE DEALING WITH: FAFSA completion rates
GOOGLE SURVEY
WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE ARE HERE
REVIEW OF GOOGLE SURVEY INFORMATION
NEW FAFSA TIMELINE
PROBLEM SOLVING

3. INTRODUCTIONS
WHAT IS THE NCSEAA COUNSELOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE?

4. NCASFAA Spring Conference – April 10-13, 2016
FAFSA COMPLETION IN NC
Number of public school seniors: 109,000 Number of seniors in FtF participating schools: 50,000 Percentage of seniors completing a FAFSA in FtF schools: 35-40% Percentage of seniors completing a FAFSA in non- FtF schools: 25 – 30% Number of public high schools with completion rates 50% or over: 31 (out of over 400 high schools)
NCASFAA Spring Conference – April 10-13, 2016

5. GOOGLE SURVEY

6. SURVEY RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

7. NEW FAFSA TIMELINE FROM THE COUNSELOR PERSPECTIVE
GREATER EMPHASIS ON FAFSA AS PART OF COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK AND COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS IN GENERAL
Specific Activities counselors are doing
How College Financial Aid Offices can help at the local high school level
Situations that we are seeing with the new FAFSA timeline
Suggestions on how to increase early completions

8. SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS
Avery County Schools and Lees-McRae College
Week of February 13th: “Fall in Love with FAFSA”
In-school FAFSA completion events during the school day
Person County Schools and South Piedmont CC
Keep Calm and File Your FAFSA
Parent Academies
In-school FAFSA completion activities
NCASFAA Spring Conference – April 10-13, 2016

9. finish the faf a finish the faf a completion rate completion rate
How it works:
stem early North Carolina a&T
is competing against other Guilford County
High Schools to increase the number of students who complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA). The percentage increase is based on completion compared to completion.
The top three high schools with over 100 students with the highest FAFSA percentage increase as of March 1, 2017, wins a prize for the entire senior class!
The Rules:
1) FAFSAs must be complete. If a FAFSA is submitted, but still needs additional information, it will not count. Students who don’t know if their FAFSA has
been completed should check with their school counselor.
Reminders:
The competition ends March 1.
Note: Some colleges have their own internal fafsa conmpletion deadlines & separate applications for scholarships, in addition to completing the FAFSA. Please check deadlines with the college where you plan to apply.
finish the faf a
completion rate

10. NCASFAA Spring Conference – April 10-13, 2016
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
Cross training between financial aid and college admissions
Increased enrollment by 82%
NCASFAA Spring Conference – April 10-13, 2016

11. PROBLEM SOLVING
What can counselors do to increase FAFSA completion rates?
Are there concerns about the RDS?

12. FAFSA COMPLETION RATES
Want to know the FAFSA completion rates of a high school near you?
Contact: Marcia Weston
NCASFAA Spring Conference – April 10-13, 2016

13. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS SESSION!

14. NCASFAA would like to thank our Professional Affiliates!
Spring Conference April , 2017