Cultivating your graduates
Graduation is the time for new beginnings for students. Many are ready to walk into their new careers, while others may pursue additional education.
As colleges host graduation ceremonies, it doesn’t mean it is the end of the relationship you built with your students.
Many of these graduates may be student loan borrowers. And for the vast majority, going into repayment on a loan is something foreign. It is also an expense they need to include as they set up a budget.
As financial aid professionals, you may want to consider providing information to your graduates to assist them with information on student loans, budgeting, etc.
The Department of Education has several resources available to borrowers:
Mapping Your Future also has several resources that can be utilized to help students as they start their careers:
Continue to cultivate that relationship with your students after they leave your campus. They’ll thank you for it.
