HEFWA Research Brief - August 2023 - In-Person Financial Wellness Workshops at Institutions of Higher Education

Abstract

This brief outlines how many in-person workshops that financial wellness programs in higher education facilitate, along with attendance rates, topics covered, and involved stakeholders. Results suggest institutions on average held nearly 20 in-person workshops, averaged 415 students across all workshops, and largely focused on budgeting, student loans, credit, and debt. Moreover, full-time employees were the most frequent facilitator of in-person workshops.