MARQUETTE, MI— Northern Michigan University is seeing hundreds more submissions of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid over last year, despite federal delays in FAFSA processing.
Nationally, student FAFSA completion rates are down 40 percent from the previous year. As of Sunday, more than 3,200 admitted students submitted a FAFSA to NMU. That’s almost 300 over last year.
Northern’s Global Campus is also collaborating with state agendas, notably the Michigan Center for Adult Learning. Officials are looking to expand the Credit for Prior Learning—or CPL. It would provide credit for past life or work experience.
A national study indicates nearly half of potential students have sought CPL credits for past life or work experiences, with a similar proportion intending to do so in the future.
