[Enrollment Management and Student Services]

Ensure Financial Aid Compliance

As budget cuts force many colleges and universities to raise tuitions, financial aid has become an integral part of enrollment strategies. A significantly increasing number of students are applying for financial aid, placing demands to manage additional workflow on your financial aid office.

Datatel Colleague Financial Aid can help you manage increased institutional demands by facilitating the application aid process and ensuring full compliance with regulatory mandates. Directly integrated with Colleague Student , you have seamless access to all critical student information for quick and trouble-free development of financial aid packages.

Receive updates with full regulatory compliance
Full compliance with federal mandates reduces your institution’s audit findings. Datatel is consistently first-to-market with financial aid updates, meaning your award letters are sent out before those of your competition.
Streamline your financial aid processes
Colleague Financial Aid incorporates built-in functions and workflows to expand your department’s capabilities. Additionally, communications management tools allow you to tailor an effective, targeted message.
Maximize student services and increase productivity
Colleague Financial Aid builds, exports, and imports all data exchanged with outside organizations such as the Department of Education. Student and financial data is shared throughout the institution, eliminating duplicate entries and redundant paperwork. Your students and staff will have 24x7 access to important award information.

To complete our solution, Datatel’s Professional Services Team can evaluate your current financial aid processes and procedures, and help streamline your workflow for improved productivity.

The result—Colleague Financial Aid enhances your department’s efficiency, giving you and your staff more time for more important things like one-on-one counseling.