{"id":486,"date":"2017-02-02T11:34:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T16:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=486"},"modified":"2017-02-02T11:44:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T16:44:42","slug":"ncans-streamlined-fafsa-reduces-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/02\/02\/ncans-streamlined-fafsa-reduces-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAN\u2019s Streamlined FAFSA Reduces Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A shortened version of the FAFSA reduced completion time and errors when compared with the official form, according to independent testing.<\/p>\n

The Streamlined FAFSA \u2014 developed by the National College Access Network (NCAN)<\/a> \u2014 includes as few as 20 to 25 questions, depending on the student. NCAN would like the government to take similar steps to shorten the financial aid application process.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe current Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), while enabling millions of students to apply for college aid, also presents significant barriers for low-income and first-generation students seeking to attend college,\u201d according to a report outlining the performance of NCAN\u2019s sample form. \u201cThe application process is complicated, resulting in only a 44 percent completion rate for all high school seniors by graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FAFSA \u2014 used to determine a student\u2019s eligibility for federal grants and loans \u2014 currently includes more than 100 questions. NCAN\u2019s version greatly reduces that number by using existing information from the Education Department and IRS to auto-complete some questions for applicants.<\/p>\n

One especially helpful feature? NCAN\u2019s version does not require families that receive means-tested benefits, such as food stamps, to provide additional financial information.<\/p>\n

The change would make it easier for low-income students to access the money they need to attend college.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf NCAN\u2019s Streamlined FAFSA is implemented\u2026Pell Grant expenditures would increase by approximately $1.4 billion, a 5.1 percent increase in the cost of the Pell Grant program,\u201d the report states. \u201c\u2026The Streamlined FAFSA could ensure our neediest, more vulnerable students have access to the student aid they need for a postsecondary education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A shortened version of the FAFSA reduced completion time and errors when compared with the official form, according to independent testing. The Streamlined FAFSA \u2014 developed by the National College Access Network (NCAN) \u2014 includes as few as 20 to 25 questions, depending on the student. NCAN would like the government to take similar steps … Continue reading NCAN\u2019s Streamlined FAFSA Reduces Errors<\/span> →<\/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":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"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-7Q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486","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=486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}