Shouldn’t A Web Site
Do Something?
Bruce Foote
Director, Scholarships and Financial
Assistance
Harper College
Disclaimer
I am not a computer geek
 I have no affiliation with IT but I do know
how to spell it
 I am not an expert on web design nor do I
plan to become one in the near or distant
future
 I want to talk about ideas and applications

If you build it they will come!
Right?
WRONG!
You have to let them know it’s there
 It has to be easy to find
 It has to be convenient
 There has to be a reason to go there
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Areas of Interest

Scholarships and
Financial Assistance
• Overview
• Announcements
• Grants
• Loans
• Apply for Loans Online
• Scholarships
• Federal Work Study
• Veterans Services

For Consumers
• Consumer Information
• Drug Free Workplace
Act
• Rights and
Responsibilities
• Tax Benefits
Continued

Financial Aid
• Disbursement
• How Aid is Awarded
• Satisfactory Academic
Progress
• Special Circumstance
Appeals
• Verification Guidelines
• Pell Grant Adjustment

Forms
• Summer Application
• Financial Aid
Application:
2004-2005
2005-2006
• Federal Work Study
Application for
Employment
• Student Athlete
Checklist
And Finally
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Links
• Scholarship Search
• Financial Aid Sites
• Voter's Registration
In The Beginning
And Then There Was Change…
Monitoring Capabilities
Apply for Loans On Line
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Applying for Loans Online
Continuing Borrowers at Harper: Select your previous lender from the options below. If you
do not know this information, please contact the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS).
New Borrowers at Harper: Please select a lender below to begin your loan application
process. As a new borrower at Harper College, you will be required to complete an Entrance
Interview. (Previous borrowers at other institutions must complete the Entrance Interview or
provide written proof they have completed an Entrance Interview elsewhere) Once you have
completed your loan application click on the Entrance Counseling link below to complete this
process. Your entrance counseling must be completed before the proceeds of your loan can be
disbursed to your account.
National Education Servicing: Lender Code 830628
EdAmerica (Formerly EdSouth): Lender Code 831453
Wells Fargo: Lender Code 807176
Loan Entrance Counseling: Mapping-Your-Future
Loan Exit Counseling: Mapping-Your-Future
How Much Have I Borrowed? National Student Loan Data System
350
Certification
Requests
via ELM for
0405 loans
Mapping-Your-Future
733
Entrance
Interviews
1/1/04 to
12/31/04
772
Entrance
Interviews
1/1/05 to
9/30/05
On-Line Scholarship App
281
Foundation
Scholarship
Applications
Since
01/01/04
On-Line SAP Appeal

Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Assistance Programs
New! Submit your Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal online.
Federal and state regulations require that Harper College establish and implement a policy to
measure the academic progress of degree-seeking students who are applying for financial
assistance. Students receiving any federal, state and/or institutional funds (to include Veterans'
benefits, except where indicated) must meet the following minimum standards of academic
progress in order to be considered eligible for financial assistance:
1. Program of Study or Educational Objective:
A student must be enrolled in a program of study leading to an associate degree or a certificate
(greater than 16 credit hours) at Harper College.
2. Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirement:
A student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher to be eligible for
continued financial assistance.
3. Course Completion Rate:
A new, continuing, or transfer student must complete 67 percent of the courses attempted
throughout his/her entire enrollment at Harper College and comply with the Standards for
Academic Achievement outlined in the Harper College catalog to remain eligible for financial
assistance.
502 SAP
appeals
done on-line
after since
01/01/04
Final Site
www.finalsite.com
 Prices start at $2,500-$3,000

English and Spanish
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Grants
Federal Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is available to
students who are enrolled in an eligible
degree or certificate program (at least 16
credit hours in length). Students may also
receive the Federal Pell Grant for up to 30
credit hours of English as a Second
Language (ESL) courses. Students must
demonstrate financial need by applying for
aid using the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA). Awards range from
$400 to $4,050 per year. In order to receive
a Federal Pell Grant students must be U.S.
citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students
must apply for the Federal Pell Grant every
year.
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Becas
Beca Federales Pell
La Beca Federal Pell es accesible a
estudiantes que están inscritos en un titulo
elegible o programa certificado (con por lo
menos 16 horas de duración de crédito).
Estudiantes también podrán recibir la Beca
Federal Pell para 30 horas de crédito en
cursos de Ingles como Segundo Idioma
(ESL). El estudiante deberá demostrar
necesidad financiera solicitando ayuda por
medio de la Aplicación Gratuita de Ayuda
Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA). La beca
se extiende desde $400 a $4,050 por año.
En orden para recibir la Beca Federal Pell
usted deberá ser ciudadano Americano o
ciudadano elegible. El estudiante deberá
aplicar para la Beca Federal Pell cada año.
General Lessons Learned
Make sure copy is reviewed before it is put
out on the web—obviously
 Make sure you check your links regularly
to ensure they still work
 Make sure if you are linking your Spanish
speaking students to other sites, you are
sending them to a Spanish link
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Measurement--WebTrends
Measurement--WebTrends
Statistics
And More Statistics
Web Trends
www.netiq.com
 Prices start at $495
 Prices range by page views
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Benefits Realized
Phone calls went from 7,012 in August
2004 to 5,573 in August 2005—a decrease
of 1,439 or 47 per day.
 Phone calls went from 4,948 in September
2004 to 2,586 in September 2005—a
decrease of 2,586 or 86 per day.
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Web Usage
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Page Views to the Financial Aid Web Site
went from 5,685 in July 2004 to 12,628 in
July 2005.