On July 13, the Department of Education announced that for the 2021-2022 financial aid year, colleges could waive verification requirements for most students who have not completed them. Financial Aid Director Linda Berlin reports that NMC’s Financial Services office implemented this change by July 27 (the payment due date!) and as a result, was able to award federal aid (and state aid for last-dollar programs) to 337 students who were previously held up by verification requirements. Amy Klei in NMC’s Information Technology Services department assisted with automated updating and Financial Services staff reviewed hundreds of partially completed records manually in order to award the aid.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!