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  • How Eliminating Cost Concerns Changed Everything

    LRAP News September 16, 2022

    By Gabriela P. College of Saint Benedict Student Being a first-generation Mexican-American student comes with a plethora of obstacles in order to become the person you want to be, and my Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) helped me. My name is Gabriela, but I go by Gaby. I am a rising sophomore at the College […]

  • LRAP Eases Financial Stress For Hard Working Student

    LRAP News August 30, 2022

    By John Lee Seattle Pacific University This story has been edited for length and clarity. Our financial situation has been the same my whole life. We have always been blessed enough to have food and a roof over our heads, but special days to others were awkward and disappointing to me. At Christmas time, I […]

  • LRAPs Help Music Loving Mom Go Back To School

    LRAP News July 28, 2022

    By Michelle K. University of St. Thomas Student Since I can remember, the piano has been a part of my life, an extension of myself. Studying music has always been in my line of sight. In my first year of college, at 19, I became a mother to the most amazing daughter. I would not […]

  • New Grad Is Grateful To Have LRAP In Her Back Pocket

    LRAP News May 19, 2022

    Smart, driven, and ambitious, Kiley S. is going places – and is grateful to have a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to help her get there. Kiley is a recent Alderson Broaddus University graduate with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. She plans to pursue a career in marketing. As she searches for her […]

  • 3 Ways Concordia University Grows Enrollment With LRAPs

    LRAP News May 17, 2022

    Looking for proven enrollment management strategies? See how Concordia University, Nebraska (CUNE) has used 1 powerful enrollment tool 3 different ways. Reduce Summer Melt In the spring of 2020, Concordia was worried about heavy summer melt. In response, they decided to offer Ardeo’s Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs) to prospective students to reduce melt. Concordia’s […]

  • University of St. Thomas Engages Unresponsive Prospects with LRAPs

    LRAP News March 15, 2022

    Whether you are exceeding your enrollment goals, or tracking behind this recruitment cycle, there is still time to move additional students to deposit and enroll. On Wednesday, March 23, join Ardeo and the University of St. Thomas for a short, 30-minute webinar to learn how they use a student loan safety net to increase access […]

  • The Higher Ed Marketer Podcast: Why You Need An LRAP

    LRAP News February 22, 2022

                  In just 20 minutes, listeners can discover why their students and institutions need Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs). The podcast, which features Ardeo President Peter Samuelson, shares: How colleges and universities can use LRAPs. Insights from RNL research into the benefits of LRAPs. Information from the College Is […]

  • National Publication Spotlights LRAPs

    LRAP In The News December 15, 2021

    Read the full article here: “More Colleges Are Promising to Help Pay the Student Loans of Low-Earning Graduates” by Kaitlin Mulhere, Money. As competition for students intensifies and concerns over cost persist, more colleges are offering their prospects help repaying federal student, parent PLUS and private alternative loans. That’s according to a recent article in […]

  • How 3 Colleges Increase Enrollment Among Non-Athletes with LRAPs

    LRAP News October 25, 2021

    Are you looking for a way to grow enrollment without adding another sport to your campus? We love sports (and esports too!) but adding a new team may not provide sustainable growth at every campus. Addressing the #1 concern your students and families have – affordability – gives your prospects the confidence they need to […]

  • How MNU Increased Enrollment by 10% with LRAPs

    LRAP News October 1, 2021

    MidAmerica Nazarene University, a private institution outside of Kansas City, makes a powerful promise to all incoming first-time students – an offer that helped them increase freshman enrollment by 10% for Fall 2020. When MidAmerica Nazarene needed to boost yield late in their 2018-19 recruitment cycle, they decided to offer select students a loan repayment […]