{"id":1197,"date":"2024-05-31T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2024-06-05T22:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:05:31","slug":"trellis-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/news-and-updates\/trellis-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Trellis Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2-1024x392.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2-1024x392.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2-960x367.jpg 960w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/TRL_CallCenter_Banner2.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Who is Trellis?<\/h2>\n<p>We are glad you asked! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trelliscompany.org\/\">Trellis Company <\/a>is our trusted nonprofit partner that works closely with Austin Community College to support our students in achieving their educational goals.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What Does Trellis Do?<\/h2>\n<p>Trellis helps ensure that all our students have access to the financial aid they are eligible for, especially grants like the Pell Grant. They assist us in various ways, including:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Outreach<\/h3>\n<p>Trellis reaches out to ACC students via calls, texts, and postcards about important topics like enrollment, staying on track, and financial aid.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Loan Repayment Guidance<\/h3>\n<p>Trellis provides guidance on repayment plans and loan management. They reach out to students during their loan grace period and those with past due payments.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAFSA Hotline<\/h3>\n<p>Trellis offers a hotline to guide students through the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a> process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Need help with your FAFSA?<\/strong> Call 1-877-845-9883 (M &#8211; Thu, 8 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m. and Fri, 8 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Why We Trust Trellis<\/h2>\n<p>Trellis Company is dedicated to student success. By partnering with Trellis, we ensure that our students receive timely and accurate information about important deadlines, announcements, and financial resources. Trellis contacts students on our behalf for these purposes. <\/p>\n<p>To protect your information, they may ask you to confirm your identity using personally identifiable information, but they will never request or accept anything from you directly. Their expertise and commitment to helping students navigate the complexities of financial aid make them an invaluable partner to Austin Community College.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Trellis Company, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trelliscompany.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.trelliscompany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trelliscompany.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Austin Community College and Trellis are here to help you navigate financial aid and secure the resources you need to pay for college.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trellis Company is our trusted nonprofit partner that works closely with Austin Community College to support our students in achieving their educational goals. <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/news-and-updates\/trellis-company\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,10,9],"class_list":["post-1197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates","tag-fafsa","tag-outreach","tag-trellis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}