Money Education (ME) Center FACTS & FIGURES 2016-2017

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FACTS & FIGURES 2016-2017

With the support of the Office of the Provost, Scholarships & Financial Aid opened the ME Center in August 2016

to educate and empower Aggies to make smarter financial decisions during college and lay a foundation of financial

9,189*

success for a lifetime.

total customer contacts

Number of Attendees, by Event

6,187* event attendees

1,104*

walk-ins and appointments

1,847

students received online counseling

Car Maintenance

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Identity Theft Love & Money

Buying a Car Eating on a Budget

Buying a Home

I'm Graduating: Now What? Credit Cards & Credit Scores

Annual Loan Counseling Saving & Investing

Marketing

Multiple Topics Student Loans Resource Table Money Management

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delinquent borrowers reached

Annual Loan Counseling The ME Center oversaw the Univeresity's involvement in the Department of Education's Loan Counseling Experiment, which required selected students to complete additional loan counseling prior to the disbursement of their

federal student loans.

0

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

Delinquent Borrower Outreach

ME Center advisors proactively reached out to delinquent federal student loan borrowers during the 2016-2017 academic year. Texas A&M's Official Cohort Default Rate dropped from 4.1% to 2.3% for FY 2014.

15% 10%

COHORT DEFAULT RATE

10.4%* 11.5%*

Top 5 Appointment Topics

300

Annual Loan Counseling

250

Student Loans

200

Money Management

150

Investing

5% 2.3%*

A&M STATE

*U.S. Department of Education

NATION

"The Money Education Center is the most valuable resource available on campus. Whether you are experienced with personal finance or just starting to learn more; the team will work with you to educate, advise, and help you meet your goals. I can't thank them enough for all of the guidance they have given me." -Nathan B, Engineering Graduate Student

100

Paying for College

50

0

"The Money Education Center has had a powerful impact on our program. Their knowledge, willingness to share, and enthusiasm has positively affected our students. We are so thankful to have the MEC contribute to our program." -Dr. Karen Cornell, Associate Dean for the

College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

*Unique students with multiple ME Center contacts are duplicated in these figures.

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