Forbes: What Higher Education Leaders Can Learn From The FAFSA Rollout

Managing Principal and President, Brian Mitchell, recently published an article in Forbes which explores the issues associated with the recent rollout of the simplified FAFSA form. The article offers guidance to higher education leadership on navigating the challenges that developed subsequent to the form’s turbulent rollout. You can read the full article on Forbes.

“We first suspected a FASFA issue after a three-month delay in its release. Concerns increased when additional glitches caused further delays. College enrollment officials needed a “bug-free” form to build their financial aid packages.

Recognizing the problem, the federal government stepped in with an additional $50 million to encourage more applications. It remains unlikely that institutions will achieve these completed application goals. In the meantime, financial aid directors are feeling the pressure. For example, Christine Taylor of Bellevue College said, ‘Just when you think you see a light at the end of the tunnel, there’s something else.’ From my perspective, the effect on a college’s bottom line could be dramatic as tuition-dependent colleges scramble to pay their bills.”