Outreach and financial literacy

FAB Gab is the ECMC Outreach and Financial Literacy newsletter, which is emailed quarterly to financial aid administrators across the country.

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The Opportunities booklet helps high school students choose the right college, understand admission requirements, identify types of financial aid and more.

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Our latest offering in financial literacy—Financial Awareness Basics—was designed to help students make informed decisions about their financial future. Materials cover a variety of topics.

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The ECMC College Place College Admissions Race is an engaging and fun game that walks students through a mock college admissions committee review process. Students will learn that the holistic admissions process considers criteria beyond grade point average (GPA) and college entrance exam scores, including rigor of academic program, personal qualities, extracurricular involvement and quality of application materials.

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We can help you create a custom program and train your staff. We can even create online financial literacy seminars for your students, absolutely free. Contact one of our Outreach and Financial Literacy team members to discuss how to deliver timely financial education to your students.

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One of the main reasons students drop out of college is for financial reasons, which includes not having enough money to pay for school, mismanagement of money or a hesitation to take on student loan debt. Peer mentoring is a way for students to educate other students about making smart money choices. This guide will help you develop each phase of a peer mentoring program, including the creation of your program's mission and vision.

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The Planning a Financial Wellness Event guide is a step-by-step guide to planning an event on your campus. This resource includes information and best practices to help at every step of the way, plus ways to build cross-campus buy-in and community support.

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