Blue Icon Advisors

Blue Icon Advisors Blue Icon is NASFAA’s financial aid consulting service for colleges, universities, and career scho

Blue Icon is your one-stop shop to help you prepare for the new aid year! We can perform system setup tasks in many of t...
09/02/2026

Blue Icon is your one-stop shop to help you prepare for the new aid year!

We can perform system setup tasks in many of the major software systems. Once the new aid year is in place, we can provide interim staffing to assist with the heavy file review workload to get students packaged and ensure your institution remains a competitive option with timely aid offer notifications.

Contact Blue Icon today to request new aid year assistance today.

One of Blue Icon Advisors' greatest strengths is remote consulting and staffing. Many of our clients are opting for a re...
09/01/2026

One of Blue Icon Advisors' greatest strengths is remote consulting and staffing. Many of our clients are opting for a remote or hybrid model of consulting, which offer a number of benefits:

1️⃣ Access to a nationwide talent pool: Institutions can bring in experienced financial aid professionals with specific knowledge without being limited by geography.

2️⃣ Faster deployment: Remote consultants can often begin supporting an office without the logistical delays of travel.

3️⃣ Reduced travel costs: Remote engagements can eliminate or significantly reduce expenses for airfare, hotels, meals, and mileage.

4️⃣ Greater flexibility: Support can be scheduled around an institution's needs without coordinating office space, travel schedules, or extended on-site visits.

Contact us today to learn more about our remote consulting and staffing options to support your financial aid office.

Another Standards of Excellence (SOE) Review is complete! 👏 We appreciate the kind testimonial from our client, Palo Ver...
08/27/2026

Another Standards of Excellence (SOE) Review is complete! 👏 We appreciate the kind testimonial from our client, Palo Verde College, and are looking forward to working with them on developing their policies & procedures.

Students want answers and advice ASAP when their financial aid is at stake. But your staff is already maxed out with ema...
08/26/2026

Students want answers and advice ASAP when their financial aid is at stake. But your staff is already maxed out with emails, chats, and phone calls. What if you could do more with a few tweaks to your operations?

Blue Icon Advisors, NASFAA Consulting, offers operational reviews focused on improving efficiency in financial aid offices. Contact Blue Icon today to change your financial aid operations tomorrow: https://ow.ly/N6gX50ZFPXA

If you weren't able to attend our August Let's Talk about implementing OB3 on your campus, below are some of our key tak...
08/25/2026

If you weren't able to attend our August Let's Talk about implementing OB3 on your campus, below are some of our key takeaways from the discussion with financial aid professionals across the country:

🔑 As regulatory requirements are unclear or evolving, document decisions and the rationale supporting them with an effective date.

🔑 In an environment of ever-changing guidance, the financial aid office should not make decisions in isolation. Campus leadership and legal counsel, if applicable, should be consulted if policy changes are implemented.

🔑 Considering the questions related to Expected Time To Credential, please direct your attention to AskRegs. You are encouraged to do a deeper dive to ensure you are making the best decision for your campus, based on the guidance (or not) as of the day the information was shared. Note, if (and when) ED responds, NASFAA will update the appropriate AskRegs article.

Last call to reserve your spot in tomorrow's discussion about implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on your campus...
08/19/2026

Last call to reserve your spot in tomorrow's discussion about implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on your campus: https://ow.ly/EVG050ZBsrp

Improving operational efficiency is easy with unlimited resources. But that is not reality in financial aid offices. Con...
08/18/2026

Improving operational efficiency is easy with unlimited resources. But that is not reality in financial aid offices.

Consultants with Blue Icon Advisors understand this, since many of them are currently practicing aid administrators with their own resource constraints. So, when they conduct reviews to help improve operations, they make practical recommendations you can actually implement.

Contact Blue Icon today to change your financial aid operations tomorrow!

Our upcoming Let's Talk session on August 20 will focus on campus readiness for implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill ...
08/13/2026

Our upcoming Let's Talk session on August 20 will focus on campus readiness for implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Exchange ideas and practical approaches to help your financial aid colleagues adapt to these regulatory changes.

Register today to secure your spot in the discussion: https://ow.ly/r5uL50Zzqs3

Students have an abundance of choices for higher education, so your ability to quickly process aid and answer questions ...
08/12/2026

Students have an abundance of choices for higher education, so your ability to quickly process aid and answer questions can positively (or negatively) affect enrollment.

Blue Icon Advisors, NASFAA Consulting, offers operational reviews focused on improving efficiency in financial aid offices.

Contact Blue Icon today to change your financial aid operations tomorrow!

We want to know what is one operational change your financial aid office implemented in the last year that improved effi...
08/11/2026

We want to know what is one operational change your financial aid office implemented in the last year that improved efficiency? Let us know in the comments.

Financial aid is constantly “doing more with less,” which means having efficient operations is critical. Blue Icon Advisors, NASFAA Consulting, offers operational reviews focused on improving efficiency in financial aid offices.

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