财政援助办事处

阿尔伯马尔学院’s (COA) 财政援助办事处 does not disclose financial information, 提供的数量, or disbursements by email to anyone, 包括学生. Incoming information becomes the property of COA and may not be released to third parties, 包括申请人.

财政援助办事处 Code of Conduct

The 财政援助办事处 at COA is a member of National Association of Student 金融援助 Administrators (NASFAA). 我们遵守 NASFAA’s Code of Conduct for Institutional 金融援助 Professionals (PDF), which states that an institutional financial aid professional is expected to always maintain exemplary standards of professional conduct in all aspects of carrying out his or her responsibilities, specifically including all dealings with any entities involved in any manner in student financial aid, regardless of whether such entities are involved in a government sponsored, 补贴, 或受管制的活动. In doing so, the 财政援助办事处 at COA is bound by the following:

NASFAA行为准则， subject to enforcement procedures, was last updated in November 2020 and published in January of 2021. NASFAA institutional members of NASFAA will ensure that

1. No action will be taken by financial aid staff that is for their personal benefit or could be perceived to be a conflict of interest.
   • Employees within the 金融援助 office will not award aid to themselves or their immediate family members. Staff will reserve this task to an institutionally designated person, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
   • If a preferred lender list is provided, it will be compiled without prejudice and for the sole benefit of the students attending the institution. The information included about lenders and 贷款 terms will be transparent, complete, and accurate. The complete process through which preferred lenders are selected will be fully and publicly disclosed. Borrowers will not be auto-assigned to any particular lender.
   • A borrower’s choice of a lender will not be denied, 阻碍, or unnecessarily delayed by the institution, even if that lender is not included on the institution’s preferred lender list.
   • 没有多少现金, 礼物, or benefit in excess of a de minimis amount shall be accepted by a financial aid staff member from any financial aid applicant (or his/her family), or from any entity doing business with or seeking to do business with the institution (including service on advisory committees or boards beyond reimbursement for reasonable expenses 直接ly associated with such service).
2. Information provided by the 金融援助 office is accurate, 无偏见的, and does not reflect preference arising from actual or potential personal gain.
3. Institutional financial aid offers and/or other institutionally provided materials shall include the following:
   • Breakdown of estimated individual 出勤费用 组件，包括 直接 (billed by the institution) costs versus 间接 (not billed by the institution) costs
   • Clear identification and proper grouping of each type of aid offered indicating whether the aid is a 格兰特/奖学金, 贷款 or 工作程序
   • 估计 净价
   • Standard terminology and definitions, using NASFAA的术语表
   • Renewal requirements for each aid type being offered as well as next steps and financial aid office contact information
4. All required consumer information is displayed in a prominent location on the institutional website(s) and in any printed materials, 容易识别和找到, and labeled as “消费者信息.”
5. Financial aid professionals will disclose to their institution any involvement, 兴趣, or potential conflict of interest with any entity with which the institution has a business relationship.

Statement of Ethical Principles, 执法程序, as well as the Ethical Principles, Code of Conduct and 执法程序 Q&A for more information about NASFAA’s ethical guidelines and how they are enforced.

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资源

What’s Changed for the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form? YouTube(视频)

Understand and Prepare FAFSA® Form Contributors YouTube(视频)

Gather Information Required To Complete the FAFSA® Form YouTube(视频)

应用ing for 金融援助 With the FAFSA® Form YouTube(视频)

Create and Access Your StudentAid.gov账户(YouTube视频)

Who Is a Contributor on the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form? YouTube(视频)

What Does It Mean To Provide Consent and Approval on the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form? YouTube(视频)

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