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2014 FAFSA DAY Marcia Weston

North Carolina and the FAFSA: Where we stand Marcia Weston Outreach Manager, NCSEAA Trae Brookins Scholarship & Grant Manager, NCSEAA. 2014 FAFSA DAY Marcia Weston. Evaluation Report March, 2014. PROGRAM VALUE. PROGRAM VALUE. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION.

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2014 FAFSA DAY Marcia Weston

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  1. North Carolina and the FAFSA:Where we standMarcia WestonOutreach Manager, NCSEAATrae BrookinsScholarship & Grant Manager, NCSEAA

  2. 2014 FAFSA DAYMarcia Weston Evaluation Report March, 2014

  3. PROGRAM VALUE

  4. PROGRAM VALUE

  5. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

  6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

  7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

  8. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

  9. OUTREACH EFFECTIVENESS

  10. COMPARATIVES

  11. COMPARATIVES

  12. COMPARATIVES Parent Education Level

  13. COMPARATIVES

  14. COMPARATIVES

  15. RECOMMENDATIONS Targeted Outreach Efforts • Although FAFSA Day does draw an impressive percentage of low-income and first-generation students, targeting these populations through college access marketing strategies may increase participation • Increase outreach to high schools as surveys are showing that the schools have the greatest impact on where students hear about FAFSA Day • Develop outreach strategies that target parents who have no college-going history through employers, community organizations, faith-based programs, etc. • Provide school counselors and principals with FAFSA submission numbers as reported by the U.S. Department of Education that will help high schools promote FAFSA completion among seniors • Include messaging of FAFSA completion regardless if students are intending to enroll in the following fall. Discovering how much aid for which they are eligible may encourage enrollment plans • Expand outreach to prospective adult student populations where postsecondary program enrollment has the largest projections (Note: NCES graph)

  16. National Center for Educational Statistics

  17. RECOMMENDATIONS Data Collection • Include data collected from state-wide FAFSA submissions and compare data in first-generation, low-income, and high school attendance categories • Provide scholarships at campus FAFSA Day sites to increase attendance and survey completion • Include a survey question asking if attendee is currently in high school, attending college, or has been out of high school for two or more years • Conduct focus groups in selected campus sites with first-generation students to determine what conditions impacted FAFSA completion

  18. RECOMMENDATIONS Overall • Develop a comprehensive three-year FAFSA completion plan that considers FAFSA Day and other FAFSA completion initiatives • Conduct a cost effectiveness analysis to determine efficacy of outreach efforts

  19. FAFSAs received (Year-to-date) for 2014-15Trae BrookinsScholarship & Grant Manager, NCSEAA

  20. What are we counting here? • Agreement with U.S. Department of Education provides NCSEAA with a copy of all FAFSAs submitted by NC students and to all NC institutions • All data for 2014-15 is as of 3/31/2014, the first three months of the application cycle • All data for the current and prior academic years is as of 3/31/2014, the first three months of each years applications cycle, e.g., • 2013-14, 3/31/2013 • 2012-13, 3/31/2012, etc. • FAFSAs counted are: • The first received for the academic year (usually, CPS#01) • Valid and invalid ISIRs (Dependency Status= D,X,I,Y) • Reported State of Student Residence = ‘NC’ (no start date test) • Undergraduates (No prior earned Bachelor’s, Grade Level =1,2,3,4,5,blank) • Not counted: non-NC residents; grad students; 2nd degree students • “Other” institutions all out-of-state institutions (except JWU-Charlotte) and in-state institutions other that are non-NCCCS, UNC, NCICU. • Counts are unique within a category unless otherwise stated.

  21. FAFSA counts by sector/academic year with % change from prior year

  22. FAFSA counts by sector/academic year

  23. Percentage change from prior year: Trends

  24. Percentage change from prior year: Trends

  25. FAFSA peak volumes Mid- to late- Feb (around FAFSA days) March 15th March 31st June 30th Mid-July Right before summer session 1

  26. Cumulative FAFSAs received by date per academic year: All NC filers (unique count across sectors) 2014-15 cumulative FAFSAs are approximately half-way between YTD for 2008-09 and 2009-10

  27. Cumulative FAFSAs received by date per academic year: UNCs 2014-15 cumulative FAFSAs are approximately half-way between YTD for 2008-09 and 2009-10

  28. Cumulative FAFSAs received by date per academic year: NCICU 2014-15 cumulative FAFSAs are approximately half-way between YTD for 2008-09 and 2009-10

  29. Cumulative FAFSAs received by date per academic year: NCCCS 2014-15 cumulative FAFSAs are slightly below YTD for 2009-10

  30. Cross-sector FAFSA filing • Which type(s) of institutions did NC UG FAFSA filers submit their data to? • Looked at all 10 school code fields • Combinations of NCCCS, NCICU, UNC and Other • 15 possible combinations, e.g., • NCCCS only • NCCCS + NCICU • NCCCS + UNC • NCCCS + Other • NCCCS + NCICU + UNC • NCCCS + UNC + Other • NCCCS + NCICU + UNC + Other • etc.

  31. Cross-sector FAFSA filing

  32. Cross-sector FAFSA filing

  33. What do NC FAFSA filers look like?College education of filer’s parents

  34. What do NC FAFSA filers look like?College education of filer’s parents Significant change? Maybe.

  35. What do NC FAFSA filers look like?Mean and median income of filers Income earned from work (IEW) is inflation adjusted (CPI) to 2013 constant dollars NC families are not making more on average. Change in ISIR record layout increases average.

  36. What do NC FAFSA filers look like?Mean and median income of filers (Dependents) “Trimmed” the adjusted income earned from work (IEW) back to the old maximum of 999,999.

  37. What do NC FAFSA filers look like?Mean and median income of filers (Dependents) “Trimmed” the adjusted income earned from work (IEW) back to the old maximum of 999,999.

  38. Questions? Contact Marcia Weston ph. (919) 248-4686 mweston@ncseaa.edu Trae Brookins ph. (919) 248-4650 tbrookins@ncseaa.edu

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