CSS Non-custodial profile impact on EFC

thumper1
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:47:29 +0000

I think that with schools that use NCP info, there should be two family contributions…one for one family and one for the other.



Some schools actually do this…as noted Brown is one.

The reality is that there are 300 schools that use the Profile and a gaggle more that have their own form which asks for parent info. No one here can say with certainty HOW the NCP information is used. Very likely it is different from school to school…which is one reason that the aid even from schools that meet full need can vary by thousands of dollars.

Also…this may no be a popular opinion but I’ll express it anyway. What difference does it make if the parents are divorced or not when the Profile asks for information. They are STILL the kiddo’s parents. The schools that use NCP information rightfully expect that BOTH PARENTS regardless of marital status will support their children. I don’t see any difference here between married parents who have different incomes. Should I receive a bill and my husband a separate one from the university for our “shares” of the family contribution? I don’t think so!! And I don’t think divorced or separated parents should either.