College Affordability

College Affordability is a fee-only personal financial consulting firm that specialized in the financial aid planning, college saving plans and student loan solutions. We bring the personal financial expertise to the college funding decision. With knowledge of personal finances and the financial aid process, our analysis provides a unique and independent solution for families trying to lower their cost of educating their children.

Fred Amrein is the founder of collegeaffordability.com and is a nationally recognized expert in the entire college financial aid process and college saving plans. He has been quoted in various national publications such as the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek and US News and World Report, to name a few.

The college financial planning can be overwhelming for most families. Terms such as the FAFSA, Expected Family Contribution or EFC, Student Loans, Scholarships are just a few items discussed in the process. Creating a college funding solution needs the expertise of a financial aid advisor with the knowledge of personal finance. The college financial process is one of the most complicated personal financial decisions a family will need to make in the lifetime. Getting the correct college financial aid advice is critical.

The CollegeAffordability.com website provides a comprehensive resource for parents and students to use as they progress through their college decision. The primary focus of the website is on the financial aspects of the college decision. The website offers over 45 you tube videos on the college financial aid solutions, college saving plans, student loans and student loan repayment options. It contains a free EFC calculator and college financial aid planning roadmap that can help parent navigate the college funding journey.

The biggest advantage our company offers is that we cover the entire college financial aid process. We give advice on the how to save for college, the best ways to pay for college and the various methods of student loan repayment. We can help families complete the FAFSA and CSS profile financial aid forms as they prepare to go to college. For the student that has student loans, we can advise them on the various loan repayment methods and student loan forgiveness.

Since we are a fee-only financial planning firm, we receive no compensation from the recommendation we provide to our clients. We are fiduciaries and need to act in our client???s best interest. With this business structure, our clients can feel confident that our recommendations are objective and independent.

As financial aid advisors, our in-depth knowledge of the Expected Family Contribution or EFC calculation, the cost of attendance of the colleges and the percent each school meets of that need helps our clients better utilize their resources. We are able to bring clarity to the personal financial issue that affect the college financial aid planning decision. We provide the advice the colleges cann