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Department of Education publishes CIP codes needed for Gainful Employment reporting

Newsroom, Department of Education, FAFSA resources / By Marlene Seeklander

By Catherine Mueller For those schools required to report data under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment final regulations, one small part of that data is now available in the Federal Register. A Federal Register Notice published on June 28 includes a list of CIP codes for qualifying graduate programs. The CIP codes are […]

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New Password Requirements for FSA System Users

Newsroom, Department of Education, Latest / By Marlene Seeklander

By Cathy Mueller Now might be a good time to consider a password manager if you are accessing any of the Department of Education’s systems to manage federal financial aid. In a July 1 Electronic Announcement, the Department said it is implementing new password requirements for its systems accessed by many of its industry partners.

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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Processing Resumes

Newsroom, Department of Education, Latest / By Marlene Seeklander

By Marlene Seeklander Borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness should check their StudentAid.gov accounts in the next few months to determine their progress toward that goal. In a July 3, 2024, update to an April 2024 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education said borrowers can expect to see updated payment counts during the summer and

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2025-26 FAFSA tentatively scheduled for October 1 release

Department of Education, FAFSA resources, Newsroom / By mappingyourfuturecathy

By Catherine Mueller There’s no definitive answer yet for those up-and-coming high school seniors wondering about the release of the 2025-26 FAFSA. However, while the Department of Education has not given an official release date yet, they have indicated that they tentatively plan to release the next FAFSA on October 1. The Department has said

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Department plans webinar to demo FAFSA correction process for institutions

Newsroom, Department of Education, FAFSA resources, Popular / By Marlene Seeklander

By Catherine Mueller The long-awaited ability for schools to make manual FAFSA corrections should soon be available and to help schools with the new process, the Department of Education is offering training. The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will demonstrate how to use the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP) to submit FAFSA corrections in a webinar

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Moving forward toward the 2025-26 FAFSA

Department of Education, FAFSA resources, Newsroom / By Marlene Seeklander

By Beth Ziehmer As everyone in the industry continues to work to increase 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completions, the 2025-26 FAFSA is on the horizon and is hoped to be back to a “normal” October 1 release date. Electronic Announcement GENERAL-24-72 provides information about the 2025-26 FAFSA. The 2025-26 FAFSA will remain

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More guidance on resolving conflicting information released

Department of Education, Newsroom / By Marlene Seeklander

By Beth Ziehmer A June 17 Electronic Announcement clarified some instances when schools should resolve conflicting information. Examples of these instances include questions regarding a student’s high school diploma, academic progress, enrollment, and tax filing status. The conflicting information may involve another office at your school. If the school has conflicting information or if you have any

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Federal offices to close on July 4

Department of Education, Mapping Your Future features, Newsroom / By Marlene Seeklander

By Beth Ziehmer Independence Day falls on a Thursday this year. According to the Department’s June 18 Electronic Announcement, federal offices as well as the Federal Student Aid processors and contact centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4 to observe the Independence Day federal holiday. The FAFSA Processing System will accept 2024-25 data on July

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Updated “preview” presentation now available for the current FAFSA

Department of Education, FAFSA resources, Newsroom, Popular / By mappingyourfuturebeth

By Catherine Mueller At first, it seems a little unusual – receiving an update to a FAFSA preview presentation when the 2024-25 FAFSA was released almost 6 months ago. But, then again, this year has been anything but typical. In a June 12 update to an Electronic Announcement issued last year, the Department of Education said

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Department updates guide to monitor transfer students and their financial aid history

Department of Education, Newsroom / By mappingyourfuturebeth

By Catherine Mueller It may be an indication of the rapid change within our industry. The Department of Education last week announced the availability of the updated NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts. The last version was just issued late in 2023. The Department said this updated manual, dated

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