The Appalachian College Association (ACA) has partnered with the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) to improve financial education quality, access, and impact for underserved students attending ACA member institutions. NEFE will provide almost $1.5 million to support ACA’s implementation of financial education programs and services tailored to the unique needs of the ACA’s 77,000 students.
Seven ACA institutions have been selected to participate in the initial phase of this partnership: Berea College, Emory & Henry College, Ferrum College, Mars Hill University, Maryville College, Union College, and the University of Pikeville. Each participating campus has designed a financial education programs that best fits the students they serve as well as their existing curricular and co-curricular programs. The benefits of this partnership will extend beyond these seven institutions as the program generates new curriculum, instructional resources, and research findings on best practices in financial education.
Timeline
Spring and Summer 2023: Campus teams develop their campus-specific financial education program.
Fall 2023-Spring 2025: Financial education programming provided to at least 2500 students at the seven participating campuses.
Project Updates
Each of the NEFE-ACA partner schools will have a membership in the Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance (HEFW), based at Indiana University. Among their resources is Cash Course, a guide to making informed financial choices, including assignments and other financial tools to start taking charge of your money.
