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Mapping Your Future’s mission is to enable individuals to achieve life-long success by empowering schools, students, and families with free college, financial aid, career, and financial literacy information and services.
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Mapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid resources. Mapping Your Future provides accurate and up-to-date information that helps students plan, prepare, and pay for higher education and contributes to national student loan default prevention efforts by providing information and services to students and their families.
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Early registration deadline approaching for December ACT test
By Marlene Seeklander Students interested in taking the December ACT test should register soon to avoid…
New release of EDExpress software for financial aid offices resolves reported problems; includes enhancements
By Marlene Seeklander Laptop with notebook, pen, coffee cup, and phone EDExpress users should find it…
Tip of the Week – October 21, 2026
Tip of the Week Happy Financial Aid Day 2026 Happenstance. It’s how many of us…
Department answers Workforce Pell questions in new FAQ document
By Catherine Mueller The expansion of the Federal Pell grant program to cover short-term certificates and…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – October 15, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 21 Federal report provides insight on 2025 college…
Federal report provides insight on 2025 college costs; recent tuition rate hikes and trends
By Marlene Seeklander Students, families, and taxpayers now have easier access to information about college costs…
