Many of your students depend on financial aid to attend college and earn their degrees. In 2017-18, the average full-time undergraduate student received $14,790 in financial aid, according to the College Board. But earning financial aid when starting college doesn’t guarantee your students will get it all four years, and some students find themselves facing Read More

U.S. News and World Report recently published a blog that showed taking college classes online can really affect the financial aid a student receives from traditional Colleges. When a college offers the option to either learn from home or return to campus and a student chooses the former, the financial aid office typically recalculates his Read More

The cost of College has continued to rise in recent years as many parents know. With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting, we may have hit a tipping point and many parents are realizing they don’t have the funds necessary to fully fund their children’s education. A recent study by Discover Student Loans bears this out as Read More

Judging the Financial Aid Office Campus visits are a critical part of the college search process. But it is important to know what parts of a campus to evaluate more closely and what parts of a campus to smile at and move on. One crucial, and often missed, campus office that hold a profound influence Read More

Now more than ever, middle class families need help figuring out how they can afford college. With many families having to do more with less, knowing the ins and out of the financial aid system can be key to helping them cut college costs. A high school counselor may be the first person families turn Read More

The current COVID-19 virus outbreak may create a temporary financial problem for federal student loan borrowers. Borrowers who make payments hourly, or are unable to telework may face such a challenge sooner than other borrowers. The damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak is making our lives vulnerable to financial issues. So it’s important to be Read More

Entering college life might seem like entering into a Utopia for many students. They think it is the ultimate “real world” that can never be compromised for any damn reason.  They imagined it is the perfect time to do something great, have fun, start a new relationship, and many other things. But they often forget Read More

Earning a degree takes a significant financial investment. At most schools, full-time and part-time students enjoy eligibility for federal student financial aid as long as they attend an accredited educational institution. Many schools offer merit-based and need-based scholarships, including accounting scholarships for undergraduates and scholarships for those seeking a master’s degree in accounting. Schools offer Read More

Ardeo Education Solutions is a mission-driven company that partners with higher education institutions to provide loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs) that are smart for students and smart for colleges. LRAPs are a compelling safety-net for prospective students and their families. LRAPs provide a powerful promise: if income after graduation is below a certain amount, typically Read More

When getting a degree is seen as a moral obligation, families will spend whatever it takes. Everyone knows that higher education is expensive. The average annual price tag for attending a private, four-year American college is now around $50,000. To pay that, most students receive some combination of financial aid and loans, but schools expect Read More