1. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Financial Aid Community College Enrollment Management & Student Success Strategies Pathways to College & Beyond October 2011 1

2. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Success Strategies Intentional Collaboration & Student Engagement –Streamline communication strategy –Automated Alerts for Activities Integrated Student Finance Model –Move from financial aid to student finance –Deploy financial literacy Targeted Intervention –Develop key indicators of risk –Create intervention systems Pathways to College & Beyond 2

3. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Streamline Communication Strategy Create & utilize a comprehensive communication plan Communication calendar Integrate messages Use technology solutions (email alerts, portal messages, etc.) Intentional Collaboration & Student Engagement 3 Pathways to College & Beyond

4. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Automated Alerts for Activities Meet students where they are today – text messages, alerts, and short messages with updates. Send updates to notify students of financial aid transactions. Intentional Collaboration & Student Engagement 4 Pathways to College & Beyond

5. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Move from Financial Aid to Student Finance Create planning tools on paying for direct and indirect college costs. Develop the concept of student/parent payment plan. Plan for the new common award letter initiative. Integrated Student Finance Model 5 Pathways to College & Beyond

6. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Deploy Financial Literacy Program Create programs to alert students about credit cards. Design programs for awareness of student loan indebtedness. Facilitate programs for students to learn good financial and credit management strategies. Create a system for maintaining loan history – the loan transcript. Integrated Student Finance Model 6 Pathways to College & Beyond

7. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Develop Key Indicators of Risk Review the factors you are aware of that can create a profile for intervention: –Satisfactory academic progress status –Loan indebtedness –Accounts receivable status –Class attendance Targeted Intervention 7 Pathways to College & Beyond

8. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Create Intervention Systems Develop campus-wide referral system between departments. Create increased awareness of the risk factors. Monitor student cases following interventions. Targeted Intervention 8 Pathways to College & Beyond

9. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Success Strategies Intentional Collaboration Student Finance Targeted Intervention Pathways to College & Beyond 9

10. EC Group, LLC Part of the NSLP team. Contact Information To request a copy of this presentation, complete the “corporate contact” form at www.evansconsulting.orgwww.evansconsulting.org For additional follow-up: Bob Evans President, EC Group, LLC revans@evansconsulting.org (202) 465-4766 10 Pathways to College & Beyond