Building School-Based College Preparation Supports for Students: Hosting a FAFSA Completion Event
PRESENTED BY
Melissa Caperton, Senior Director, myOptions Encourage
MorraLee Keller, Senior Director of Strategic Programming, National College Attainment Network
Kierstan Dufour, Director of External Training & Partnerships, get2College, Mississippi
Recent research from ACT has highlighted the importance of school-based college preparation supports for students and their self-reported preparedness for college.
The greatest challenge students reported was their lack of financial preparedness. Due to financial challenges, students may be at risk of not completing their college degrees (Goldrick-Rab et al., 2016).
One way to address these concerns is by supporting students through the FAFSA completion process. With FAFSA simplification, there are some key changes coming to the 2024-25 form that your class of 2024 will need support navigating.
The new form is being released in December and the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) can help you be prepared to help students and families complete the form.
You'll receive a line-by-line review of the new form, updates to the FSA ID process for individuals without SSNs, review the FAFSA Submission Summary (formerly the Student Aid Report), and learn about resources and tools available from the US Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office and NCAN. Mississippi will also highlight recommendations they are making to schools on how to build FAFSA completion supports into their college going efforts.
If you’re interested in earning CEUs, search for “myOptions Encourage” in the search bar of ASCA’s Online Store/Specialist Training Exams. Select the correct exam for purchase using the title of the webinar. Each webinar is worth 0.1 CEUs/1 contact hour for $10 for non-members/$5 for members.