Research shows that 38 percent of first-time students change institutions within their first six years, and nearly half of all bachelor’s degree holders complete some credits in community colleges. In addition, 34 percent of all students earn some college credits in high school, and another 35 percent of students earn credits online, likely transferring these credits as they advance in their educational journeys.

As promising as recent federal policy developments have been, proposals for massive boosts in federal aid for students won't address an underlying problem: Most financial aid money isn't mobile, and transfer students struggle to qualify for and find it.

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Eric Green chairs the University of Akron’s COVID-19 planning group. He's an important part of the puzzle for the university as it tries to figure out life during the pandemic and ever-changing guidance. Many aspects of the university’s boots-on-the-ground COVID response receive Green’s input. At one point, his mom even put together some masks.

While the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, parameters still surround institutions’ decisions regarding COVID-19. The impact of even just one move could potentially have a reverberating effect.

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A drive-thru is simple: Pull up in a car, roll down the window, and leave with what you need. Filing for college financial aid is anything but simple.

Combining the two might sound like doing your taxes at a fast-food service counter—but college advisors nationwide are breaking barriers with innovations like this to assist in the complex paperwork that many students must complete to finance their college educations.