Eagle College Planning Offers Help Managing College Debt

COLUMBUS, Ohio - April 1, 2014 - PRLog -- With student loan debt at record highs, many families are seeking alternative means to pay for college, in order to get their children through college without incurring crushing amounts of debt that can hinder their ability to successfully live on their own after college. Many parents are also still carrying college debt of their own, and some take on additional debt to help their children out, which can then negatively affect their retirement plans.

Eagle College Planning, a subsidiary of the Columbus, Ohio-based financial planning firm, Eagle Financial Solutions, is taking steps to help with the college debt crisis facing our nation. ECP's main goal is to educate families on the entire process of college from start to finish, in order to help them successfully put all of their children through school with a minimum debt load, without negatively impacting their retirement savings. Most people don't fully understand the complex college aid and admissions system, and this is what ends up costing them a lot more money than they really need to pay.

"If you don’t take the time to understand the system, you could make the argument that it’s better to take that $100,000+ you’re going to pay for an undergrad degree and invest it elsewhere,” says Eagle College Planning's Vice President, Ryan Fleming.

ECP's college planning specialists work one-on-one with families to help them choose the right college for the right value, obtain the maximum amount of financial aid available to them, and develop a plan to help them efficiently pay for any remaining balance.

The company also offers free educational workshops for parents throughout the Columbus, Ohio area, to help them learn more about the college system, and the process they will be facing as their children prepare to enter their higher-education years.

During the month of April, Eagle College Planning will be offering 4 free workshops, along with a limited number of free one-on-one consultations with parents of high-school students.

To request a free consultation, or to learn more about Eagle College Planning, contact Rose Hillbrand at 614-536-0088. You may also visit http://www.eaglecollegeplanning.com for more information, or to register to attend a free workshop.