{"id":11305,"date":"2020-06-17T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=11305"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:40:44","slug":"college-finance-essentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/education\/college-finance-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"College Finance Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11305\" class=\"elementor elementor-11305\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f1aee13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"75605\" data-id=\"7f1aee13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c18be0\" data-eae-slider=\"92129\" data-id=\"37c18be0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495f39af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"495f39af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5d89b3; font-size: 1.5em; text-align: left;\">A self-paced, online professional development course that covers all aspects of college finance, including choosing the right school, the tax benefits of higher education, applying for and paying back student loans, and preparing for a career.<\/span><\/p><h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">Course participants have access to Essentials courses for 12 months from their date of registration.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ed30f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"19129\" data-id=\"60ed30f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f1f63\" data-eae-slider=\"56567\" data-id=\"28f1f63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea26d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ea26d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ffeae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16ffeae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The approximately 10-hour online course covers:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7d91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb7d91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Benefits and cost of college attendance<\/li><li>Financial aid<\/li><li>Personal finance topics students need to understand<\/li><li>Additional college considerations and keeping the cost of college low<\/li><li>Student loan repayment<\/li><li>Student loan cancellation, discharge and forgiveness<\/li><li>Tax benefits for education<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e0a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32e0a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who should take College Finance Essentials? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d7116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d7116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Finance professionals<\/li><li>Guidance counselors<\/li><li>Parents<\/li><li>Anyone working with college-bound individuals<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59feeaf2\" data-eae-slider=\"67474\" data-id=\"59feeaf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec08562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec08562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ACFCPE_CFEsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ACFCPE_CFEsplash.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ACFCPE_CFEsplash-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ACFCPE_CFEsplash-768x589.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a9c0e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"62184\" data-id=\"2a9c0e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c91d9a7\" data-eae-slider=\"99118\" data-id=\"c91d9a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3651cd2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3651cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cb9a3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"21347\" data-id=\"6cb9a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a129c9\" data-eae-slider=\"42621\" data-id=\"0a129c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f5acc elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"89f5acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card training-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/course-enrollment-icon.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">College Finance Essentials<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Program Cost: $399*<\/strong><\/p><p><em>*Special pricing available for groups of 10 or more.<\/em><\/p><p>** AFCPE Members save 10%. Become an AFCPE Member. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\"><em><strong>Learn More.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Course is pre-approved for 8 CEUs for AFCPE\u00ae Certified Professionals. Course is also pre-approved for 2 CEUs for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP\u00ae) Certified Professionals.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/about\/main-price-list\/refund-transfer-policy\/\">AFCPE\u00ae\u2018s Refund &amp; Transfer Policy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/my.afcpe.org\/certifications-and-training\/register\/training\/7\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tRegister\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c694a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"13103\" data-id=\"04c694a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f2f7d8\" data-eae-slider=\"51068\" data-id=\"5f2f7d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4602c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4602c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Uncertain? Start with Membership and save 10% on any Essentials Course. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/membership\"><span style=\"color: #1561ae; text-decoration: underline;\">Explore Membership<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"\/membership\"><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\"> \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e14d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5e14d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65cc92a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"49418\" data-id=\"65cc92a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02309cb\" data-eae-slider=\"34056\" data-id=\"02309cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d4fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15d4fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Praise For College Essentials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a9e915 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"89776\" data-id=\"4a9e915\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c03efa9\" data-eae-slider=\"85101\" data-id=\"c03efa9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed82523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"ed82523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"This course did a phenomenal job with the planning and preparation aspects of college and taught me the ways to anticipate future costs and repayment amounts. 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