{"id":1769,"date":"2018-01-17T12:39:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2018-01-17T12:39:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:39:37","slug":"new-from-nacac-financial-aid-101-e-learning-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/01\/17\/new-from-nacac-financial-aid-101-e-learning-course\/","title":{"rendered":"New from NACAC: Financial Aid 101 E-Learning Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQ8peLA81YY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Planning how to finance a four-year degree has become a more prominent part of the college application process.<\/p>\n<p>A new e-learning course from NACAC is now available to help college counselors and admission officers confidently field financial aid questions from families.<\/p>\n<p>More than just a webinar or educational session, the online course\u2014Financial Aid 101\u2014 includes eight easy-to-use learning modules packed with information on subjects like loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study. Informative graphics and videos break down key concepts, while quizzes help you measure your progress.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is so much misinformation about financial aid online and through word-of-mouth in our schools and on campuses,\u201d NACAC CEO Joyce Smith noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/news--publications\/newsroom\/financial-aid-101-e-learning-course-now-available\/\">press release<\/a>. \u201cNACAC created this resource to help counselors distill that information and offer students and families the assistance they need as they embark on the search for quality, affordable education.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The course is $100 for members and $125 for nonmembers. Continuing education is available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/elearning\">Learn more about the course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/01\/11\/call-for-proposals-submission-deadline-extended-for-national-conference\/mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\"><em>mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning how to finance a four-year degree has become a more prominent part of the college application process. A new e-learning course from NACAC is now available to help college counselors and admission officers confidently field financial aid questions from families. More than just a webinar or educational session, the online course\u2014Financial Aid 101\u2014 includes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/01\/17\/new-from-nacac-financial-aid-101-e-learning-course\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New from NACAC: Financial Aid 101 E-Learning Course<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,6,24],"tags":[379],"class_list":["post-1769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cost-of-college","category-financial-aid","category-nacac-news","category-paying-for-college","tag-e-learning"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-sx","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}