Financial Coaching in the Texas Student Loan Default Prevention Pilot Program MARCH 2016

Where We Are Background and timeline Texas Student Loan Default Prevention Pilot Program launched in June 2014 Began offering financial coaching sessions to students at four Pilot schools in February 2015 Available to students at all Pilot schools beginning fall 2015 Participation To date, over 60 students from 4 schools have completed a coaching session

PROCESS School selects target groups & promotes/refers Student requests appointment online Session conducted via web Student encouraged to schedule follow-up

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING Coaching conducted by TG staff with decades of combined experience in financial aid Coaches trained by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, or AFCPE

Helpfulness of session FEEDBACK On average, students who complete a coaching session rate experience as follows: Helpfulness of session 8.78 / 10 Helpfulness of coach 9.33 / 10

Coaching experiences / stories Bridget Price, TG Financial Coach

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