COHEAO To Hold Webinar on 1098T Compliance
Join COHEAO on December 6th at 12 Noon EST for a webinar— 1098T’s: Reporting Requirements and Best Practices.
COHEAO invites you to join us on December 6th for our latest webinar, 1098T’s: Reporting Requirements and Best Practices. Our presenter is Christine Blakney will be discussing reporting requirements and best practices.
Christine is the Managing Director of Student Business Services at Texas Tech University, having worked in Higher Education since 2003. Before her current role as Bursar, she was the Director of Accounting Services for the TTU Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX. She is also an instructor at the university and a consultant with Financial Aid Services in the Student Business Services area. She is the Vice President of THEBO (Texas Higher Education Business Officers).
Cost: This webinar is free to COHEAO members. Non-members’ cost is $49.
To register please click here.
Department of Education Announces Publishes Final “Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability to Benefit (ATB)” Rule
Includes Provisions Involving Transcript Withholding
Read COHEAO Spark here.
To read the final regulation click here.
The Future of Perkins Loans
COHEAO continues to advocate for a long-term solution for the Perkins Program. COHEAO’s proposal for reauthorization is the Perkins ARC (Access Retention Completion) Loan. We will continue to work with Congress on securing a replacement for a much-needed campus-based program.
Task Forces & Committees
COHEAO has multiple task forces and committees that meet on a regular basis that are open to all members. The organization also convenes ad hoc working groups to address specific issues. Learn More
Conferences & Training
COHEAO hosts an Annual Conference every January in Washington, DC and two workshops – fall and spring – at various locations throughout the country. Learn More.
DEPARTMENT DECIDES TO MAINTAIN PERKINS MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE OF JUNE 30, 2023
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May 30, 2023 – Despite COHEAO’s letter and petition campaign asking the Department to extend the Perkins mandatory deadline date another year, the Department of Education (ED) announced late Friday, May 26 that they will NOT be extending the deadline. The announcement reiterates that schools are required to assign all Perkins Loans that are more…
With state legislatures in session over the last several months, many states have introduced or re-introduced measures that would prohibit colleges and universities from withholding transcripts due to unpaid debts. Withholding transcripts is a key tool in the process by which colleges and universities communicate with students about owed balances. COHEAO has been actively monitoring…
Over the last several weeks, COHEAO has contacted California institutions, and sent a letter to lawmakers about AB1160 – the Protecting Students from Creditor Colleges Act. If passed and enacted in its current form, this bill would lead to the deterioration and loss of quality higher education in California. COHEAO has learned today that lawmakers…
