Programs & Events

Building financial life skills and empowering students to THRIVE.

  • Office Hours

    A semi-monthly virtual student loan clinic that will provide Maryland’s student loan borrowers with a free, trusted venue to help them navigate student loans and prepare for financial success beyond repayment. Have a question? Join Office Hours.

  • Student Loan Strategy Advising

    MCCFW provides fee for service individual repayment strategy sessions to help borrowers review their loans, repayment options and eligibility for benefits including loan forgiveness. Book a virtual session with a Student Loan Strategy Coach.

  • Collegiate Financial Wellness Co-Lab

    Save the date for October 6, 2025 @ Howard Community College! Faculty, staff and administrators unite to learn the building blocks of collegiate student financial wellness, programming, and financial aid. Learn more about the Co-Lab.

  • Annual Virtual Symposium

    MCCFW’s Annual Virtual Symposium is the signature event for Maryland’s campus-based professionals and community partners to convene for learning, sharing, and growing collegiate financial wellness initiatives as a part of larger efforts to increase student success.

  • Advocacy

    From Annapolis to Washington, DC, MCCFW advocates for investment in programs and implementation of policies that advance collegiate financial wellness.

  • Know More Owe Less

    Know More Owe Less is a financial wellness initiative for Pre-K thru 12th grade educators to improve their financial wellness by providing guidance on student loan repayment. Learn more about KMOL.

  • PSLF Awareness

    MCCFW has helped student loan borrowers eliminate more than $21 million federal student debt via Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Learn more about PSLF and how to apply.

  • FAFSA Support

    MCCFW provided 1:1 assistance to students and families through in-person and virtual clinics hosted by the Universities at Shady Grove and Morgan State University.

  • The CRREST Academy

    MCCFW’s new online financial education platform for current students debuts in 2025 with pilots at Towson University and Bowie State University. Learn more about the CRREST Challenge.

  • The CRREST Podcast

    The premier destination for Maryland’s campus-based professionals and stakeholders to share their successes, challenges, lessons, ideas, and tools for helping all college and career school students in Maryland become creditworthy, ready, resilient, empowered, successful, and thriving. Listen now.

  • Collegiate Financial Wellness Connection

    MCCFW’s monthly newsletter will keep you informed of the latest collegiate financial education news and events from campus to campus and across the state. Subscribe now!

  • Maryland Financial Education and Capability Commission

    MCCFW participates in the Commission which went into effect on October 1, 2012, and is chaired by Senator Benjamin Brooks (District 10- Baltimore County) and Delegate Dana Stein (District 11 – Baltimore County). The Commission is staffed by the nonprofit CASH Campaign of Maryland. Learn more.

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-Comment shared by an Office Hours attendee, 12.07.2021

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