2024-25 Very Important Highlights

• MHEC will no longer accept collection files with spaces between commas.  If a data element is not reported there should be successive commas in the csv file, NOT a space between the commas.  The file will be promptly returned to the institution for corrections.
• MHEC will classify all state mandated tuition waivers or tuition exemptions according to the codes listed in the FAIS Aid Category Code chart.  State mandated tuition waivers must be reported under the correct code rather than as generic "institutional grants" or "institutional scholarships."  When reporting aid by institution, MHEC will include the waivers in the institutional aid category as a state mandated tuition waiver or tuition exemptions. These include: Foster Care Tuition Waivers/Tuition Exemptions, Homeless Youth Tuition Waivers/Exemptions, Senior Citizen Tuition Waivers/Exemptions; Student Tuition Waivers/Exemptions; Employees and Dependents Tuition Waivers/Exemptions.  These tuition exemptions/waivers CANNOT be classified as institutional aid or other forms of aid for FAIS reporting purposes.

           

• For the new user, MHEC has created an introductory page that discusses data collection websites, emails, and Institution Point-of-Contact and MHEC responsibilities as it relates to file submissions.