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Financial Aid Support Center

$100 Million Growth in Financial Aid

Over the last seven years, NOVA Financial Aid has undertaken a strategic initiative to enhance financial aid services.  The primary goals were to expand access to financial aid services, reduce processing times, and improve customer service.  So how have we done?

The amount of financial aid awarded has essentially quadrupled since a process-improvement initiative began in 2009.  Students received approximately $100 million more in grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study awards in 2014-2015 compared to 2007-2008.  The number of financial aid recipients also increased during this period from 8,777 students (13.6% of the student population) in 2007-2008 to 23,379 students (30.4% of the student population) in 2014-2015.

Customer service surveys are also now sent to all students who visit a Campus Financial Aid Office or contact the Financial Aid and Student Accounts Support Center.  Survey data from 2015 shows that approximately 92% of students have a positive perception of the services they received with 63% of survey respondents indicating they received “Excellent Overall Service”.  Processing times have also been reduced significantly with the college’s partnership with Financial Aid Services, the entity that provides web-based verification support for financial aid applicants selected to verify the information reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Loan Information, Scholarships

Paying for College Workshop

Want to potentially win $100 and learn more about paying for college and managing your finances?  Then join us on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm in CT230 at the Annandale Campus for the “Financial Literacy: Paying for College” workshop.  We’ll discuss ways to finance your education including grants, scholarships, work-study, student loans, and the payment plan.

During the second half of the workshop, participants will be given the chance to create a CashCourse account at www.cashcourse.org and complete the “Be Credit Savvy” module to learn more about credit cards, credit scores, and credit reports.  By successfully completing the “Be Credit Savvy” module, students will be entered into NOVA’s CashCourse drawings for $100 grants and $100 bookstore gift cards.  Complete CashCourse Contest rules are on NOVA’s Financial Literacy Blog at http://blogs.nvcc.edu/financial-literacy/.