<p>Actually, there are several other public schools that use the CSS Profile for custodial parents only. UVA, UNC, Michigan, UCSF, Georgia Tech, W&M… but they are definitely the exceptions among public schools.</p>
<p>Support must be entered, but they also ask when support reduces or ends, and whether any order or agreement provides for paying college costs. Support has pretty much no effect on CSS Profile schools that consider NCP - one parent doesn’t have it available, the other parent does have it available, it’s a wash. On FAFSA, it is (correctly) considered 100% available for spending on the student their first year, and so can significantly increase EFC and reduce need; but then have the opposite effect in years 2-4, reducing custodial parent’s available money and EFC, increasing need (presuming it has ended).</p>