Higher One® Offers
Flexibility for Student
Refunds at Harrison College
in Indianapolis
Students and staff say they need a
more streamlined process for refund
distribution
New Haven, CT – August 27, 2010
- Higher
One, Inc.—the technology and
financial services company focused
on higher education, announced today
that Harrison College will employ
their services to distribute refunds
to their students. Marty Mehringer,
Director of Student Financial
Services, stated that “Higher One
was chosen because it allows
students the most flexibility in how
they would like to receive their
funds back.”
Currently, Harrison students receive
their refunds by check. Mehringer
found this method to be a “manual
and burdensome process which takes
more time to get students funding
than the College would like.”
Higher
One’s OneDisburse® Refund
Management® will provide both
administrators and students with a
more efficient system to process
students’ refunds. A file including
student names and the total amount
of each refund will be sent from
Harrison to Higher One. Students
have multiple electronic ways to
receive their refunds including
direct deposit to the OneAccount, a
no minimum balance, no monthly fee,
FDIC-Insured checking account
provided by Higher One or an ACH to
another bank account of the
student’s choice.
In
addition to students receiving
refunds faster, Harrison was
attracted to the high touch service
that Higher One provides to
students. Mobile Alerts, email
notifications and Online Bill Pay
are just a few additional features
of the OneAccount. Parents also have
the ability to deposit money onto
the card.
With high
hopes for this new system for
processing refunds, Mehringer says
“Our expectations of the program are
that it will create a seamless,
smooth, quick way to get our
students their funds. This will be
an automated process and it will
help cut down on the administrative
burden on the Harrison College
staff.”
About Higher One:
Founded
in 2000, Higher One, Inc., a
subsidiary of Higher One Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE:ONE), is the leading
company focused on helping college
business offices manage operations
and provide enhanced service to
students. Through a full array of
services from refunds, payments,
electronic billing, payment plans
and more, Higher One works closely
with colleges and universities to
ensure students receive Financial
Aid refunds quickly, can pay tuition
and bills online, make on-campus and
community purchases, and learn the
basics of financial management.
Higher
One provides its services to
distinguished public and private
higher education institutions
throughout the country to
approximately 4.8 million students.
More information about Higher One
can be found at HigherOne.com
About Harrison College:
Harrison
College is an ACICS accredited
institution dedicated to excellence
in higher learning. In addition, the
College is in the process of
achieving initial accreditation with
the Higher Learning Commission of
the North Central Association (HLC-NCA).
With a concentration on
career-focused education, the
college
grants Associate and Bachelor
Degrees. Students may earn a degree
by attending one of 14 campuses
throughout Indiana and Ohio, by
taking classes 100% online, or a
combination of classroom and online
learning. Students may choose
degrees from the Schools of
Business, Criminal Justice, Health
Sciences, Information Technology,
and Veterinary Technology as well as
the
college’s
culinary division, The Chef’s
Academy. Harrison College was
founded in 1902.
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