SSS Subscriptions for Academic Year 2020-2021 Processing

 

Annual Premium Subscription

This new subscription includes ALL services and features of the Full subscription, PLUS:

  • Prior Prior Year Tax Documents — Require up to three years of tax documents from families (2019, 2018, 2017).
  • Prior Year View of Financial Contribution Worksheet (FCW) — View actual prior year verification values (2018).
  • Auto-Copy Prior Year Verification Values to the School Revision column on FCW.
  • FCW Column for 2020 Estimated Amounts.
  • Conga Reporting in Communities — Access to a specialized library of canned custom reports. One user license is included in the Premium subscription per school.
  • EFC Snapshot Reports — Compare changes in estimated family contribution (EFC).
  • Easily require business corporation related tax documents — The system flags student folders where a corporation is reported on the PFS.

Annual Full Subscription

Get full access to the SSS School Portal for an unlimited numbers of users along with a wide range of professional development resources designed specifically for financial aid professionals.

Your Full Subscription Includes:

  • A comprehensive financial aid application for families in both English and Spanish
  • Full access to all features of the SSS School Portal for unlimited users at your school
  • Features including applicant history, ability to recalculate aid amounts and awards, custom reporting features, and more
  • Free collection and processing of key tax documents
  • Free access to SSS Professional Development materials including webinars, video tutorials, and the NAIS Demographic Center
  • Direct school support from the SSS Client Services team and a customer service call center specifically for families

Annual Basic Subscription

Get limited access to SSS services and School Portal functionality for no annual fee.

SSS Basic Subscriptions do not include document collection or advanced features such as access to applicant history, ability to make modifications, or reports. It also does not include access to the SSS Professional Development resources.

However, SSS Basic Subscriptions can serve schools well with small numbers of applicants and/or basic processing needs. The SSS Basic Subscription enables one school user to:

  • View and print applicants’ SSS-calculated Reports of Family Contribution
  • View and print applicants’ Parents’ Financial Statements
  • Direct school support from the SSS Client Success team and a customer call center specifically for families

Annual Subscription runs October 1, 2019 -- September 30, 2020

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Subscription Levels

Features and Benefits

 Premium Full Basic
Services for Parents      
Parents' Financial Statement—online financial aid application (English and Spanish) × × ×
Online family guides and resources × × ×
Customer service by phone, email and Family Portal chat × × ×
Services for Schools      
Objective calculation of families’ ability to contribute to educational expenses × × ×
Collection of tax documents from families to reduce your paperwork × ×  
Capture of key data from tax forms × ×  
Customer support by phone, email and School Portal support tickets × × ×
SSS School Portal Features and Benefits      
24-7 use of the SSS online financial aid management tool Unlimited Users Unlimited Users One User
View and print SSS-calculated Reports of Family Contribution × × ×
View and print Parents' Financial Statements × × ×
School-specific setup features to reflect school policy and practice × ×  
Access to and tracking of applicant information from year to year × ×  
Progression of applicant folders through intuitive stages × ×  
Collect Current Year 2019 tax forms × ×  
Collect Prior Year 2018 tax form × ×  
Collect Prior Prior Year 2017 tax forms ×    
Revise SSS calculations on Family Contribution Worksheet (FCW) × ×  
Current Year View of Family Contribution Worksheet × ×  
  • Column for Current Year 2019 Verification value from tax documents
 × ×  
  • Auto-copy 2019 verification values to the School Revision column
 × ×  
Prior Year View of Family Contribution Worksheet ×    
  • Column for Prior Year 2018 Verification values from tax documents
 ×    
  • Auto-copy 2018 verification values to the School Revision column
 ×    
2020 Parent Estimates column on FCW × ×  
Financial Aid Award Letters — send and track award letters to families × ×  
One-click standard reports × ×  
Custom reports × ×  
Specialized reports to view an applicant's year over year data ×    
EFC Snapshot Reports ×    
SSS Professional Development      
Information resources to educate families × × ×
Training and best practice financial aid webinars, articles, case studies and guides × ×  
Participation in FA Forum — online community for schools using SSS × ×