Student Success Support

The materials in this section help you drive student success and empower your students to make good financial choices for lifelong success.


Refer to these materials to learn how to use Cohort Catalyst to help keep your students on the road to repayment success.


  • View Loan Status Details in Cohort Catalyst provides steps for viewing and generating reports in the Loan Status Summary component for a breakdown of your portfolio by loan status. Login required to view this document. Locked document

Refer to this guide to learn how to use Cohort Analyzer to tackle cohort data challenges.


  • Cohort Analyzer Dashboard User Guide provides instructions on how schools can quickly and easily identify cohort discrepancies through the Cohort Analyzer Dashboard. Login required to view this document. Locked document

Refer to these materials to set up College Cost Meter to send your student loan debt letters.


  • Learn About College Cost Meter PDF explains how you can access and use this versatile tool to quickly and easily send correspondence to your students containing information on cost of attendance, grants/scholarships, and student loans.

  • College Cost Meter Dashboard User Guide provides instructions on how schools can harness the power of College Cost Meter's Dashboard. Gain insight into the status of student debt letters and utilize audit reporting to help mandated schools comply with state legislation. Login required to view this document. Locked document
  • Configure College Cost Meter Correspondence provides steps for configuring College Cost Meter correspondence. Login required to view this document. Locked document
  • For additional information, find out how to Upload Your Schools College Cost Meter File Login required to view this document. Locked document
  • Transfer Student Monitoring/Financial Aid History Batch Inform Files to EdConnect provides steps for uploading the Student Monitoring/Financial Aid History Batch Inform file (Financial Aid Transcript (FAT001) data file) to EdConnect to send to the National Student Loan Data System. Login required to view this document. Locked document

  • Student Debt Letter Best Practices PDF takes a closer look at debt letters and provides tips on how to use them most effectively.
  • School College Cost Meter File Field Details provides details about the fields included in this file so you can provide the necessary student data in the required format to populate College Cost Meter correspondence. Login required to view this document. Locked document
  • Header Row Spreadsheet can also be downloaded to help you easily use the data. Login required to view this document. Locked document