Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company (Trellis) and the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) both Guaranty Agencies under the Federal Family Education Loan program (FFEL), have announced that Trellis will assume management of VSAC’s FFEL portfolio, effective March 18, 2024. The transfer of management has been approved by Federal Student Aid (FSA). Susan High, Trellis Company [...]
Annual Report Explores Both Student Finances and Wellbeing. [ROUND ROCK, Texas] – Trellis Company has released its annual Student Financial Wellness Survey report, shedding light on the financial challenges faced by students and student perceptions regarding the value of a college education. The survey, conducted in the fall of 2022, included new questions that [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Research is pleased to announce the release of the results of the Fall 2021 Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS). The report reflects the responses of more than 63,000 students, the largest number of participants since the survey started in 2018. The SFWS is a self-reported, online survey that seeks to [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company received the Top Workplaces 2022 Award from the Austin American-Statesman, for the third year in a row, but it’s really Trellis employees who deserve the recognition. Top Workplaces Awards are based entirely on responses gathered through an anonymous employee survey. Information collected includes feedback, statements, and demographic information to [...]
Annual State of Student Aid Report Covers Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic-Impacted Progress and Statistics Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company’s published the 2022 State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas (SOSA) report. SOSA provides updates on recent demographic, economic, and postsecondary education changes that are driving trends in Texas workforce development. Federal actions affecting [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation with a mission to develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity, has just named Bryan Ashton Chief Strategy & Growth Officer. Ashton will oversee the implementation of the new Trellis strategic plan, including the development of new lines [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation with a mission to develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity, has announced a commercial division of Trellis Research. Through this new division, Trellis Research is accepting clients that are looking for research support related to broad postsecondary education [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company (Trellis), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and leading provider of financial education and contact center support services today announced that it has sold its for-profit subsidiary, Waypoint Resource Group (Waypoint) to Complete Recovery Corporation (CRC), a provider of telecommunications asset recovery services based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The sale [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and leading provider of financial education and contact center support services today announced that David S. Schwanke, CPA has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2022. He will oversee the company’s finance and accounting operations. “We are both pleased and excited to have [...]
The latest study reveals significant financial challenges facing college students and their ability to achieve academic success, especially amid a pandemic Round Rock, TX – Only 2% of students at four-year institutions and 6% at two-year institutions relied solely on personal savings and current employment to pay for college. Many students reported turning to educational [...]