2010 News Releases
VETERANS ADVANTAGE AND STUDENTAID.COM PARTNER TO HELP MEMBERS AND THEIR CHILDREN
FIND AFFORDABLE COLLEGES
SACRAMENTO, CA - Jan. 12, 2010 - Responding to the college-affordability crisis,
Veterans Advantage today announced a partnership with StudentAid.com that provides
members a personalized planning tool, which determines financial aid eligibility
and net prices to help them find the best education deal. StudentAid.com also will
sponsor a $1,000 Veterans Advantage college scholarship.
"Families need to know ahead of time which colleges will offer the best economic
and academic fit before students apply so they can make smart choices that don't
burden them with debt," said Craig V. Carroll, founder and chief executive officer
of StudentAid.com.
Read the complete news release.
2009 News Releases
IECA AND STUDENTAID.COM PARTNER TO PROVIDE FAMILIES AID ELIGIBILITY AND NET PRICE
COMPARISONS
SACRAMENTO, CA - Dec. 16, 2009 - The Independent Educational Consultants Association
(IECA) and college planning and aid advisory service StudentAid.com today announced
a partnership that for the first time provides IECA members' clients accurate, personalized
comparisons of student aid eligibility and net prices for colleges years before
they apply.
StudentAid.com's breakthrough College Cost & Planning Report™ is personalized
for each student's academic and financial circumstances and the specific colleges
they are interested in attending.
Read the complete news release.
THINK AHEAD LLC AND STUDENTAID.COM AGREE TO MERGE
Deal Will Accelerate New Generation Net Price Calculators
SACRAMENTO, CA – DEC. 8, 2009 – Student aid advisory and estimation specialist StudentAid.com
and net price calculator provider Think Ahead, LLC, of Portland, Maine, today announced
plans to merge. Think Ahead, a developer of college financial planning tools since
1996, currently provides net price calculators to colleges, universities, and higher
education agencies throughout the nation.
The deal, which unites two college net price calculator providers, is expected to
be finalized in January and will accelerate the release of a new generation of net
price calculators.
Read the complete news release.
STUDENTAID.COM NAMES JEFF WHORLEY PRESIDENT TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES FOR COLLEGES
AND CONSUMERS
SACRAMENTO, CA – Nov. 13, 2009 – College planning and student aid advisory service
StudentAid.com today named as president John F. "Jeff" Whorley, Jr., a former executive
vice president of Sallie Mae Corp.
"Jeff's experience in servicing colleges and his passion for helping college-bound
students and their families make him an ideal fit for this role," said Craig V.
Carroll, StudentAid.com's founder and chief executive officer. "Jeff's track record
of growing businesses is a tremendous advantage as StudentAid.com expands the products
and services we offer universities and prospective college students."
Read the complete news release.
STUDENTAID.COM OFFERS COLLEGES NET COST CALCULATOR TO MEET FEDERAL MANDATE FOR COST
TRANSPARENCY
SACRAMENTO, CA - OCT. 22, 2009 - StudentAid.com today announces an advanced technology
for colleges to meet the federal net cost calculator mandate of providing consumers
greater college cost transparency.
"We have begun demonstrating our Student Aid Estimator™ at colleges around
the country," said David Childress, general manager at StudentAid.com. "We anticipated
consumers' need for greater college cost transparency and have spent the past two
years preparing and testing our service to provide a flexible, accurate, and user-friendly
calculator to Title IV colleges and universities."
Read the complete news release.
INNOVATIVE COLLEGE-PLANNING HELPS FPA MEMBERS PRESERVE CLIENTS' RETIREMENT SAVINGS
StudentAid.com finds the best college deals for families
SACRAMENTO, CA - OCT. 7, 2009 - To help its financial planners guide families toward
smart college choices, the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) today
as part of its Financial Planning Week endorsed a breakthrough service by StudentAid.com
that for the first time compares out-of-pocket costs and aid eligibility years before
applying to colleges.
"FPA members can transform their college-planning practice by offering clients a
way to gain early insight into their true out-of-pocket college costs and find colleges
that fit the students' needs while protecting the parents' retirement savings,"
said Craig V. Carroll, StudentAid.com founder and chief executive officer.
Read the complete news release.
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS DEEPENS
FAMILIES SEEK NEW WAYS TO FIND THE BEST COLLEGE DEAL
Innovative StudentAid.com service transforms college planning
SACRAMENTO, CA - SEPT. 22, 2009 - StudentAid.com today introduces a breakthrough
service that for the first time allows families to compare out-of-pocket costs before
applying to college and avoid suffocating debt. The service calculates aid eligibility
to help students and families understand their true net costs and find the best
college deal possible.
"Families have been deprived of, yet desperately need, insight into their out-of-pocket
college costs to ensure when choosing a college, they make a smart choice academically
and financially," said Craig V. Carroll, StudentAid.com founder and chief executive
officer. "Our service demystifies college costs and empowers students and families
with comparative information to give them early insight into how to plan and pay
for college."
Read the complete news release.
CRISIS DE ACCESIBILIDAD FINANCIERA DE COLEGIO SE HACE MÁS PROFUNDO
FAMILIAS BUSCAN NUEVOS MODOS DE ENCONTRAR EL MEJOR TRATO PARA EL COLEGIO
El servicio innovador de StudentAid.com transforma la planificación de colegio
SACRAMENTO, CA – El 22 de Septiembre de 2009 – StudentAid.com hoy introduce un servicio
sin igual que por primera vez permite que familias comparen gastos de bolsillo antes
de aplicar al colegio y eviten la deuda sofocante. El servicio calcula la elegibilidad
de ayuda financiera y ayuda a los estudiantes y a sus familias a entender sus gastos
netos verdaderos y encontrar el mejor trato de colegio posible.
"Las familias han sido privadas de, y aun desesperadamente necesitan, una compresión
mas profunda de sus gastos de colegio de bolsillo para asegurarse cuando elijan
un colegio, hagan una decisión inteligente académicamente y económicamente," dijo
Craig V. Carroll, fundador de StudentAid.com y director ejecutivo. "Nuestro servicio
desmitifica gastos de colegio y da fortaleza a estudiantes y familias con la información
comparativa para darles la comprensión temprana en como planear y pagar el colegio."
Leer el comunicado de prensa completo.
News Reports
US News & World Report - January 10, 2010
8 Happy - and 3 Scary - Trends in Financial Aid in 2010
by Kim Clark
University Business - January 2010
What's New
by Michele Herrmann
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - December 28, 2009
Knowing 'net price' is now essential in college planning
Central Valley Business Times - December 8, 2009
Think Ahead merges into StudentAid.com
ABC Channel 7/KGO San Francisco, CA - November 18, 2009
Get the Best Deals for College Financial Aid by
Michael Finney
Daily Vista - November 16, 2009
StudentAid.com Appoints New President by
Pam Henman
Edu in Review - October 27, 2009
New Service Helps Students Accurately Determine Tuition
by Kelsey Murray
Washington Monthly - October 22, 2009
Cost Transparency Comes of Age
by Daniel Fromson
Today's Campus - October 22, 2009
Q &
A with Craig Carroll, CEO, StudentAid.com by Jeff Wendt
Forbes.com - October 1, 2009
How To Estimate Your College Costs: Calculators and other services
help students estimate likely financial aid packages by David K. Randall
SF Gate/San Francisco Chronicle - September 28, 2009
StudentAid.com - Web site of the Week
Yahoo! Finance - September 24, 2009
The Factors in College Success by Laura Rowley
How students—and their parents—can improve the odds of earning a bachelor's
degree.
High School Counselor Week Sponsor Blog - September 22, 2009
Innovative StudentAid.com
service transforms college planning by Gene Kalb
Countdown to College - September 22, 2009
StudentAid.com's Family-Specific Financial Aid Forecasting with David Childress
by Beth Pickett
Listen to Part 1
Listen to Part 2
FOX Business - September 22, 2009
Web Site Helps Calculate College Cost by Alexis Glick
VentureBeat - September 22, 2009
StudentAid.com Offers Deep Reports to Figure Out College Costs and
Student Aid Ahead of Time by Dean Takahashi
CNET/CBS.com – September 22, 2009
New site helps calculate what college you can afford by Larry Magid
SheBlogs.org - September 22, 2009
StudentAid.com
- Never too late to start college planning