Almich & Associates
26463 Rancho Pkwy S
Lake Forest, CA 92630-8326
Contact:
Mr. Robin D. Almich, CPA, President Phone: (949) 600-7550 Fax: (949) 600-7558 www.almichcpa.com robin@almichcpa.com
Almich & Associates is a Certified Public Accounting and Business Services firm that specializes in the education, healthcare and not-for-profit industries. We offer a variety of valuable accounting and business solutions and have been nationally acknowledged as one of the foremost experts providing professional services in this highly regulated market. Some of our services include Financial Statement Analysis and Financial Statement Audits; Title IV Planning and Audits; Income Tax Planning and Preparation Services; Acquisition, Divestiture and Change of Ownership Planning and Implementation.
American Student Financial Group (ASFG)
400 S Sierra Ave Ste 101
Solana Beach, CA 92075-2262
Contact:
Ms. Colby Erickson, Director of Marketing and Client Services Phone: (858) 794-2734 Fax: (858) 794-2734 www.asfgrp.com cerickson@asfgrp.com
American Student Financial Group, Inc. helps coordinate the originations of student loans and purchases loans in the post secondary, educational sector. ASFG makes it possible for schools to help any person obtain the financing necessary to attend your school. Since 2003, ASFG has helped schools maximize their enrollment. By paying 100% of the tuition amount for the student loans, we have a significant positive impact on increasing the school cash flow, profits and 90/10 solutions. There is no conflict of interest found between the loan servicers and your school. We are not a collection company. ASFG helps keep schools in the education business and out of the finance business.
The Boston Educational Network
2 Washington St Ste 334
Dover, NH 03820-3889
Contact:
Mr. Paul Zocchi, President Phone: (603) 868-8184 Fax: (603) 868-3076 www.boston-ed.com pzocchi@boston-ed.com
The Boston Educational Network is a consulting/processing/administrative software firm that provides unsurpassed personal service to all types of postsecondary educational schools. Our user friendly internet based systems and services, which include financial aid processing, staff training, accreditation assistance and our internet based administrative software program, Masters, are priced at a very affordable cost. We pride ourselves on delivering value to our clients in the form of quality recommendations and strategies that work. Let former school owners, directors, and financial aid officers join your team in maximizing your schools potential.
More than 1,700 colleges, universities, foundations, and other companies in 17 countries rely upon Campus Management Corp® enterprise software products and services. Campus Management's CampusVue® Ecosystem is a vision for a fully integrated, centralized administrative and e-Learning platform that unifies services, academic delivery, administrative management, and reporting for public, private, and proprietary postsecondary institutions. The ecosystem includes the CampusVue Student administrative system and CampusVue Portal solution, as well as Talisma Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) and fundraising software. CampusVue Student is used by more than 75 percent of the largest U.S.-based proprietary and online colleges. Additional offerings include performance analytics, financials, HR, and payroll solutions. Campus Management provides clients with a full range of consulting implementation, support, training, and integration services.
CampusLogic, Inc.
1325 N Fiesta Blvd Ste 1
Gilbert, AZ 85233-1609
Contact:
Mr. Chris Creaney, President & COO Phone: (602) 643-1338 Fax: (602) 643-1221 www.campuslogic.com chris.creaney@campuslogic.com
CampusLogic provides interim staffing, project-based consulting, and business process outsourcing solutions across the entire financial aid lifecycle including student contact, document collection, verification services, award packaging, disbursement processing, refund management, and default prevention. CampusLogic has a track record of providing measurable results including faster processing times, higher compliance rates, and greater student satisfaction.
Case Sabatini CPAs
105 Bradford Rd Ste 300
Wexford, PA 15090-6920
Contact:
Mr. David J. Mesko, CPA, Director of the Career Colleges Group Phone: (412) 304-9045 Fax: (724) 940-9452 www.casesabatini.com mesko@casesabatini.com
Case Sabatini CPAs -- Title IV Compliance Audits and consulting, Financial Statement and OMB A-133 Audits, Acquisition Due Diligence for buyers and sellers, 401(k) audits, tax planning and preparation (C Corps, S Corps, LLCs, Partnerships) for clients nationwide. Our experienced auditors are well acquainted with the intricacies of auditing large school groups with varying program lengths and disbursement types (clock hour, credit hour, or modular) and well-rounded enough to be a resource to small schools who are new to the Title IV arena. Case | Sabatini is a proud member of APSCU and the American Association of Cosmetology Schools.
CHAMPION COLLEGE SERVICES, a respected advocate for higher education since 1989, delivers unrivaled results. Our tenured clients' CDR rates dropped 7.1% from FY2008 to FY2009! Our diversified portfolio of results-driven services includes borrower education, financial literacy, debt management and default prevention; customizable surveys for Insight into students, alumni, employers, placement verification, and gainful employment measures; skip tracing; audits; appeals; and consulting. Our unique software-as-a-service, APEXsrm, offers transparency and technology for Independence (you do it all), Alliance (we do it together), and Assurance (we do it all) options to meet your needs and overcome your challenges. Champion, on behalf of school clients, upholds its mission to be a mentor for developing healthy life skills for our student customers that create and maintain self-esteem and self-worth.
CliftonLarsonAllen is a professional services firm that serves over 200 higher education clients on an annual basis. We also provide attestation services, internal audits, accounting outsourcing, tax preparation and tax planning, pension plan compliance and auditing, financial advisory services, and other consulting services. CliftonLarsonAllen has been serving the higher education industry for 35 years and has a dedicated staff of over 60 professionals nationwide serving higher education clients.
The College Board
2099 Gateway Pl Ste 550
San Jose, CA 95110-1051
Contact:
Mr. Stephen Handel, Executive Director, Higher Education, Relationship Development Phone: (408) 367-1433 Fax: (408) 367-1459 www.collegeboard.org shandel@collegeboard.org
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board is composed of more than 5,700 schools, colleges universities and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college readiness, college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best -known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT® and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities and concerns.
Collegiate Admission & Retention Solutions (CARS)
500 Century Park S Ste 100
Birmingham, AL 35226-3950
Contact:
Ms. Paula B. Ponder, Assistant to CEO Phone: (205) 313-2086 Fax: (205) 930-4905 www.collegiatersvp.com pbponder@collegiatersvp.com
CARS is focused on improving institutional outcomes by providing structured, systemic and proactive services that strengthen existing institutional student service efforts. We partner with Colleges to perform the routine and laborious tasks thereby allowing Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Services, Faculty, and your Administration to focus on the strategic functions necessary to your organization. We are experts in Student Retention Management, Student Contact Centers and Prospective Student Qualification.
DJA Financial Aid Services, Inc.
3000 W Kellogg Dr
Wichita, KS 67213-2204
Contact:
Ms. Deborah John, President Phone: (800) 242-0977 Fax: (316) 777-1703 www.gotodja.com djohn@gotodja.com
DJA Financial Aid Services, Inc. (DJA) offers comprehensive financial aid servicing and consulting to Title IV institutions across the United States. Electronic Financial Aid Servicing from DJA (EFAS) provides institutions a stream-lined approach to administering the Title IV programs. DJA offers comprehensive fiscal and financial reporting for Title IV programs, as well as Toll-Free phone support, detailed client memos, a procedures manual and access to DJA's training sessions and monthly webinars at no additional cost. Institutions contracting with DJA also have the option to utilize EFAS Express, a secure internet based enhancement to EFAS.
Dow Lohnes PLLC
1200 New Hampshire Ave NW Ste 800
Washington, DC 20036-6805
Contact:
Mr. Jonathon C. Glass, Partner Phone: (202) 776-2691 Fax: (202) 776-4691 www.dowlohnes.com jglass@dowlohnes.com
Dow, Lohnes & Albertson offers comprehensive legal services to all segments of the education industry. Services for career colleges include advice on student financial aid, accreditation, licensure, acquisitions, finance, telecommunications, and information technology.
The Dysart Group, Inc.
112 S Tryon St Ste 760, Tryon Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28284-2110
Contact:
Mr. John W. Dysart, President Phone: (704) 335-1199 Fax: (704) 335-1214 www.thedysartgroup.com thedysartgroup@aol.com
The Dysart Group, Inc. is a higher education consulting firm specializing in recruitment, financial aid and revenue growth. Representatives of The Dysart Group, Inc. have provided services to more than 150 institutions in more than 35 states. We have worked to establish literally dozens of all-time, historical record, new student enrollments; have significantly improved retention rates and have worked to reduce institutional financial aid expenditures by as much as fifty percent. We work in partnership with institutional representatives to achieve extraordinary results.
Education Assistance Services, Inc. (eas) is part of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) family of companies, and is a fully licensed collection agency providing nationwide education debt recovery solutions exclusively to colleges, universities, and guarantee agencies. EAS' headquarters located in Austin, Texas has an experienced team relying on its core values of respect, integrity, and sensitivity to the student borrower to recover debt for the higher education community.
Educational Compliance Management
190 Margaretta Ave
Massapequa, NY 11758-5574
Contact:
Mr. Randy Rock, President Phone: (516) 679-1616 Fax: (516) 679-1662 www.ecmfinaid.com randyr@ecmfinaid.com
Education Compliance Management (ECM), a Federal Third Party Service has provided fast, cost-effective and dependable financial aid processing of Title IV funds for over thirty years to all types of post-secondary institutions. ECM is more than just a Financial Aid Processing company. We also provide timely, unlimited answers to compliance questions and financial aid staff straining with no additional fees. We are your financial aid office.
EverFi, Inc.
2715 M St NW Ste 400
Washington, DC 20007-3732
Contact:
Mr. Jonathan Chapman, COO Phone: (202) 629-0326 x702 www.everfi.com jon@everfi.com
EverFi is building and operating the nation's largest network (3,000 schools and colleges in 49 states) for online education in subjects like financial literacy and student loan management - by combining the power of latest technology and instructional design, including rich media, high-definition video, 3D simulations and social networking. EverFi's Buttonwood is built on an award-winning, proprietary software-as-a-service platform, catering to the needs of non-traditional students and empowering financial aid offices in reducing dropout and cohort default rates. Besides highly interactive modules, practical tools and calculators, Buttonwood adopts a highly adaptive simulation approach so that the educational content around loan management is most applicable to students based on variables that reflect their personal backgrounds and goals. EverFi is supported by some of the world's top-tier investors and has been nationally recognized in various media outlets.
FAME
6451 N Federal Hwy Ste 501
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-1488
Contact:
Ms. Julia Brown, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone: (954) 772-5883 Fax: (954) 772-6257 www.fameinc.com info@fameinc.com
FAME has been a trusted partner to higher education for over 30 years. Our reputation as experts in Financial Aid Services and Student Information Systems is proven every day at over 1,000 institutions across the U.S.
At FAME, our focus is on delivering value to our customers by providing effective yet affordable solutions. As one of the only providers in the higher education market that offers both Financial Aid and Student Information systems, we are uniquely capable of delivering a complete solution that will: Increase Enrollment, Ensure Compliance, Reduce Costs and Improve Retention.
Financial Aid Services, Inc., (FAS) is the choice third party servicer providing institutions with complete Federal student financial aid support services to automate data, reduce administrative costs, insure accuracy and accelerate disbursements of Title IV. FAS expertly assists with obtaining eligibility into the Title IV programs and creating the financial aid department. For 30 years, our friendly staff, expert consulting, training-on-demand and compliance auditing has grown FAS into one of the largest, most reputable firms. FAS proudly presents, EDGE®, an integrated, web-based, School Management Software Solution!
Gallegos Legal Group, in Albuquerque, New Mexico serves the higher education community all around the country and in Puerto Rico. Yolanda Gallegos, the principal of the firm, has 20 years experience representing postsecondary schools in matters affecting student financial aid including federal program reviews/audits, accreditation actions, school policy review and revision, student complaints, and State regulatory compliance. The firm distinguishes itself in its ability to provide highly skilled representation at unusually competitive rates. Fluent in Spanish.
GEMCOR, Inc.
400 Quadrangle Dr Ste D
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-3457
Contact:
Mr. Donald R. Grybas, President Phone: (888) GEMCOR-8 Fax: (888) 9-GEMCOR www.gemcorinc.com Don@gemcorinc.com
GEMCOR, Inc. is one of the largest third party servicers in the country, administering federal aid for over 170 institutions. Our Services Division provides daily, electronic grant and loan processing, cash management, account reconciliation, training, and consulting/regulatory assistance services. Our Software Division offers our TRAX® Student Records Management System, a user friendly, database system managing your students' records from prospect-to-placement. Please visit our web site for more details.
Global Financial Aid Services, Inc.
10467 Corporate Dr
Gulfport, MS 39503-4634
Contact:
Mrs. Chesa Stanfield, Executive Director of Solutions Phone: (228) 324-6962 Fax: (214) 279-0805 www.globalfas.com cstanfield@globalfas.com
Since 1996, Global has become the largest financial aid servicer in the country. Global provides front and back office financial aid administration services and hosted financial aid software to Colleges and Universities. Global optimizes financial aid, maximizes enrollment, improves student services, reduces administrative costs, and ensures compliance.
iDatafy
425 W Capitol Ave Ste 3175
Little Rock, AR 72201-3419
Contact:
Mr. David M. Wengel, Founder & CEO Phone: (855) IDATAFY Fax: (855) 432-8239 www.idatafy.com sales@idatafy.com
iDatafy is a new company with a groundbreaking approach towards solving two of the greatest problems plaguing the APSCU Member Community-- decreasing online student inquiry/lead quality and identifying the increasing amount of "straw students" that only wish to enroll in order to scam the financial aid system. Learn more about our patent pending contributory database solutions by calling or emailing us.
iGrad
2163 Newcastle Ave Ste 100
Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007-1871
Contact:
Mr. Rob LaBreche, CEO Phone: (888) 694-4723 x302 Fax: (760) 487-1600 www.igrad.com rlabreche@igrad.com
iGrad provide financial literacy and default management services for schools nationwide. iGrad has both free and paid services and an online community that includes financial literacy modules with pre and post-testing, entrance and exit counseling, relevant video and written content, webinars on financial literacy, and a premier online career center. Financial literacy is more important than ever and iGrad provides a platform second to none.
Knutte & Associates, P.C.
7900 S Cass Ave Ste 210
Darien, IL 60561-5066
Contact:
Ms. Kathleen M. Hays, Marketing Director Phone: (630) 960-3317 Fax: (630) 960-9960 www.knutte.com kathyh@knutte.com
K&A has been providing career colleges with guidance and solutions for over ten years. The range of services to career colleges includes financial audits, SFA compliance audits and attestations, monthly financial statements, business valuations, regulatory ratio monitoring, tax planning and preparation, and profit sharing and retirement plans. K&A is licensed nationwide and is committed to providing and maintaining service excellence for every client.
MaxKnowledge, Inc.
3943 Irvine Blvd Ste 262
Irvine, CA 92602-2400
Contact:
Mr. Robert Starks Jr., Vice President of Learning Initiatives Phone: (888) 626-2407 Fax: (888) 626-0367 www.maxknowledge.com info@maxknowledge.com
In partnership with APSCU, MaxKnowledge offers a variety of training programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of career college personnel. Our ultimate objective is to increase the efficiency, quality and profitability of career college operations. Training subject areas include: Admissions, Career Services, Compliance, Education (Faculty Training), eLearning (Training for Online Faculty), Financial Aid, Management (Supervision & Leadership), Marketing, Operations, and Retention. Online courses are facilitated by subject matter experts from the career education sector, and enrollment can happen at any time. Participants receive certificates and continuing education credit upon completion of training. MaxKnowledge also offers a wide range of free resources, including social learning opportunities through The Career College Lounge - an online learning community of career college professionals.
McClintock & Associates, P.C.
1370 Washington Pike Ste 201
Bridgeville, PA 15017-2839
Contact:
Bruce M. McClintock, CPA, President Phone: (412) 257-5982 Fax: (412) 257-2549 www.mcclintockcpa.com bmcclintock@mcclintockcpa.com
McClintock & Associates is a certified public accounting firm offering a wide range of financial services for businesses and individuals. As a recognized leader in the career school/post-secondary education marketplace for 35 years, the firm serves the accounting needs of more than 100 career schools nationwide. McClintock & Associates is a strategic industry partner that specializes in financial statement audits, financial aid audits, acquisition due diligence, tax planning and preparation, and compliance consulting.
MOHELA
633 Spirit Dr
Chesterfield, MO 63005-1243
Contact:
Mr. Will Shaffner, Director, Business Development & Government Relations Phone: (636) 532-0600 Fax: (636) 787-2605 www.mohela.com wills@mohela.com
MOHELA is ranked nationally among the top 10 student loan servicers based on volume of loans and dollars serviced. More than 400 MOHELA fulltime staff members work with students, schools and lenders throughout the nation servicing more than $18 billion in student loans. With a disciplined financial management approach and an awareness of the importance of strong internal systems and customer support, we have developed a strong 30-year track record of excellence in student loan servicing.
Northstar Education Services
444 Cedar St Ste 800
Saint Paul, MN 55101-3154
Contact:
Ms. Carrie Hansen, Product Manager Phone: (866) 315-9113 Fax: (888) 843-3098 www.nseds.com carrie.hansen@nseds.com
From the award letter forward, NorthStar Education Services supports schools by providing valuable tools to help their student borrowers better manage education funding decisions and student loan repayment. We are re-engineering default prevention with our Data Management and Reporting, Outreach and Financial Literacy products. Our demonstrated record of improving cohort performance helps schools manage regulatory compliance in the near term and better business practices in the long-term.
Within the for-profit and private education markets, Regent offers solutions specifically designed to address the unique needs of that industry-including automated awards for academic programs with monthly or frequent starts; clock-hour; even non-term, borrower-based award years (BBAY)-quickly and effectively. Processes that once took weeks now take minutes. Outsourced services can now be cost-effectively managed in-house. With more than 30 years of financial aid software experience, Regent is an industry leader recognized for results-driven enrollment optimization and financial aid management solutions-solutions that are web-based, easy-to-use, and interoperate with any existing student information system. We offer software-as-a-solution tools that help for-profit education institutions increase enrollment, improve retention, speed student processing, mitigate compliance risks and deliver bottom-line results.
SAA provides 3rd party federal student aid servicing and consulting services for schools participating in the Title IV programs. Our specialty is small vocational/technical and private career schools. Owner has over 25 years' experience in administering federal student aid in schools and also guaranty agency experience with responsibility for monitoring compliance of schools and lenders in the FFELP program.
Student Aid Services
8465 Keystone Xing Ste 210
Indianapolis, IN 46240-4354
Contact:
Mr. Brad F. Baker, Jr., Chief Operating Officer Phone: (866) 943-5254 Fax: (916) 629-7519 www.studentaidservices.com bbaker@studentaidservices.com
Student Aid Services has built customized net price calculator technology for private sector institutions across the nation. Our team has the most experience handling variable cost structures, multiple program offerings, non-term packaging techniques, and multiple campus locations. We invite you to compare the superior features and functionality that we offer to any other NPC solution.
Student Financial Aid Services, Inc.
45 Batterymarch St Ste 305
Boston, MA 02110-3210
Contact:
Ms. Stephanie Reeder, Marketing Specialist Phone: (916) 629-7084 Fax: (916) 629-7048 www.sfas.com sreeder@studentaidservices.com
Student Financial Aid Services is the nation's oldest and largest student aid advisory firm, helping college students and their families navigate and complete the student financial aid process for over 19 years. Our professional student financial aid advisors can help your prospective and current students quickly, accurately and painlessly complete their financial aid applications and can help your institution streamline its enrollment process.
TFC Tuition Financing
199 Jericho Tpke Ste 300
Floral Park, NY 11001-2100
Contact:
Mr. Stanley Sobel, President Phone: (800) 832-2733 Fax: (516) 358-6357 www.TFCtuition.com ssobel@tfctuition.com
TFC Tuition Financing has been providing tuition financing solutions to schools and students since 1970. Our clients range from the small family-run schools to international multi-campus educational organizations. Any portion of tuition (up to 100%) that is not covered by financial aid programs may be financed through TFC. We can also finance tuition for courses or students that do not qualify for financial aid. Our extremely competitive interest rates will help enroll and retain more students. Financing is also available to schools not yet accredited.
TG
PO Box 83100
Round Rock, TX 78683-3100
Contact:
Ms. Carmen Dominguez, Corporate Account Executive Phone: (800) 252-9743 x6709 Fax: (512) 336-6667 www.tgslc.org carmen.dominguez@tgslc.org
For more than 30 years, TG has dedicated itself to providing schools with solutions to help students finance higher education. Today, we're expanding our services in areas critical to higher education, including default prevention and financial literacy. We offer efficient and innovative resources that broaden college access and promote student success.
Tuition Options is a complete institutional loan service provider whose primary focus is to deliver proven results to our post-secondary school clients. Schools can improve the performance and collectability of their assets by utilizing our tuition payment solutions, credit analytics and risk assessment modeling. Through best practice guidelines, data management tools and customized collection programs, schools benefit from increased cash flows on their loan portfolio. The company's origination and servicing platform is fully compliant with all institutional loan federal regulations.
USA Funds
9998 Crosspoint Blvd Ste 400
Indianapolis, IN 46256-3307
Contact:
Ms. Denise Feser, Senior Vice President, School and Student Services Phone: (317) 806-1280 Fax: (317) 806-0151 www.usafunds.org denise.feser@usafunds.org
USA Funds is a nonprofit corporation that offers you expertise gained through more than 50 years of service to thousands of higher education institutions to promote the success of your institution and your students. We offer tools and solutions to improve student loan repayment rates, lower cohort default rates, and increase program completion rates, while also keeping your staff current on the latest federal student aid policies and best practices.
Veri-Tax
30 Executive Park Ste 200
Irvine, CA 92614-4725
Contact:
Mr. Michael Chon, Head of Customer Happiness Phone: (800) 969-5100 Fax: (949) 732-6091 www.veri-tax.com michael.chon@veri-tax.com
Veri-Tax is the premiere provider of verification services for educational institutions and student information systems. Veri-Tax retrieves IRS tax transcripts within 24-48 hours, fulfilling the financial aid verification requirements as mandated by the Department of Education. Veri-Tax works with each institution to implement an easy-to-use ordering platform and tax transcript retrieval system based on the unique student enrollment processes of our customers. More information can be found by visiting www.veri-tax.com/verification.
Vocado, LLC
1601 N Sepulveda Blvd Ste 160
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-5111
Contact:
Ms. Ciel Senechal, VP of Sales Operations Phone: (877) 786-2236 Fax: (949) 489-2878 www.vocado.net ciel@vocado.net
Recognizing that school management solutions are expensive, complex and difficult to use, Vocado offers a game-changing alternative with the most comprehensive Financial Aid, Student Accounting and Student Information processing capabilities today. Using embedded expert rules and event triggered workflows, Vocado guides users through procedures, ensuring compliance, maximizing student success and bringing a new level of automation to Term-Based, Non-Term and Non-standard Term schools alike.
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