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Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District reported record enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester, despite problems with the new federal financial aid form.
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The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.
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Due to glitches and delays caused by the rollout of the new FAFSA application, thousands fewer San Antonio high school graduates applied for financial aid for college this year.
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Parents without a Social Security number still cannot complete the new FAFSA online. The U.S. Education Department has not said when it plans to fix the issue.
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College hopefuls should fill out the new federal student aid application to as soon as possible to get more funds.