The award highlights organizations in the Austin metropolitan area that score highly in key success measurements. Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Austin American-Statesman. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, [...]
New website provides college students with money management tools, tips, and resources Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company, a nonprofit with the dual mission of helping student borrowers successfully repay their education loans and promoting access and success in higher education, announced the launch of their new public service website for college students, [...]
Round Rock, TX – The National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) announced recently that Trellis Company President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Giles has been appointed as Board Chair of its Board of Directors for 2020-2021, effective July 1, 2020. The nation’s oldest and largest higher education finance trade association, NCHER strives to [...]
Round Rock, TX – More than sixty percent of students responding to Trellis’ annual Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) signaled concern about college affordability. Nearly a quarter of them lacked a plan on how to pay for their next semester. While the survey was conducted just a few months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Round Rock, TX – Eighty percent of all freshmen attending Texas public institutions in fall 2018 were enrolled at community colleges, according to Trellis Company’s 2020 State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas (SOSA) report, published today. The report, which is updated and published annually, also reveals that the cost to attend [...]
By examining loan portfolio data and interviewing parent borrowers, the study reveals the impact of Parent PLUS borrowing. Round Rock, TX – Helping students meet their full financial need to attend college is an increasing challenge. While there is wide-spread information available on the outcomes of federal student borrowers, far less data is available [...]
Trellis Company’s latest research, ‘Studying on Empty: A Qualitative Study of Low Food Security Among College Students,’ followed 72 college students for nine months to monitor the effects of low food security and the influence food challenges have on academic performance Round Rock, TX – Most college students are committed to their [...]
Donations to support the educational needs of victims and their families impacted by the August 3rd tragedy Round Rock, TX – Trellis Company (Trellis) and Trellis Foundation have donated a total of $50,000 to Paso del Norte Community Foundation in support of the El Paso Victims Relief Fund. Each entity donated $25,000. Specifically, the [...]
Trellis Company’s latest study reveals significant financial challenges facing students and impacting their ability to continue and complete a college education Round Rock, TX – Today’s college students are facing a number of financial stressors that can impact their ability to stay in school and ultimately graduate. Whether paying tuition at the [...]
Trellis Company Publishes Annual Reference Report, Including Mobile-friendly Option Round Rock, TX – Texas now has one of the highest high school graduation rates in the U.S., according to Trellis Company’s 2019 State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas (SOSA) report, published today. The annual reference report also found that Texas [...]