Educators

FAFSA completion rates by high school are getting more attention. Several new websites are dedicated to state-level FAFSA completion rates, including ACHE’s FAFSA Completion Portal. High school superintendents and educators should be aware of their school’s FAFSA completion rates and be mindful of public perceptions associated with higher and lower rates.

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) has developed a free web-based tool called the FAFSA Completion Portal. This portal provides a variety of resources to help school educators maximize their FAFSA completion rates. This presentation provides a general overview of the portal’s features and functionality that are available to end-users:

• An Use Agreement whereby school officials can designate which of their educators can access the portal.
• Three types of users or access levels who have access to student data in the FAFSA Completion Portal:
  • High School: These users can view student data for one individual high school.
  • District: These users can view student data for multiple high schools within a school district.
  • Local Access Manager (LAM): These users can view student data for multiple high schools within a school district, and also have the capability to add, modify, or delete user accounts for the district. This presentation provides step-by-step instructions for frequently used administrative LAM functions:

For more information contact ACHE (fafsa@ache.edu).

ACHE has additional web tools to make students aware of all types of financial aid and detailed information about Alabama’s two- and four-year public institutions to help students make informed decisions about what institution to attend.

Paying for College with Student Financial Aid

This Flip Builder booklet (Paying for College with Student Financial Aid) provides descriptions of the different types of financial aid, the FAFSA, and numerous types of financial aid available from the State of Alabama.

Directory of Alabama Institutions

Students who go to ACHE's website (Alabama Commission on Higher Education) and select the name of a public institution from a pull-down list are provided with links to a wide variety of information, such as the cost of tuition, enrollment requirements, forms of financial aid, sports on campus, and much more.