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There are 1 thousand college planning decisions to make. I have helped a thousand families make them.
I vow to save you time, money, and your sanity, too!
History
Established in 2004.
As the son of a teacher and a middle-school principal that struggled to pay for their two boys to attend college, as well as having a family with two children of his own, Ryan decided to investigate why attending college had become so expensive. He found out that the old strategies about getting into college and receiving financial assistance for college that he was taught in high school, and that are still perpetuated today, have changed dramatically. Universities have become much more sophisticated, and the admission process has become more competitive and complicated.
Ryan also realized that there are options available to help families with selecting colleges, but those same options did very little to educate these same parents on how to help lower the cost or improve how these families pay for college. Ryan became extremely dissatisfied with the current state of college planning and decided to fill this education and coaching gap by founding Clark College Funding Inc. in 2004.
Meet the Business Owner: Ryan C.
As founder and CEO of Clark College Funding Inc., Ryan has extensive experience in working with over a thousand families throughout the United States in helping them through the entire college planning process.
He holds designations from the National Institute of Certified College Planners. He is a member of the National Association of College Advisers (NACA), National College Advocacy Group (NCAG), Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC), and the North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA).
In recognition of his outstanding work, Ryan's book, College Aid for Middle-Class America: How to Pay Wholesale vs. Retail, has been endorsed by nationally known CPA and the President and Founder of the National Association of College Planners, Rick Darvis.
Ryan is a recognized college aid expert, consultant, speaker, author, and coach. He is frequently interviewed on the radio, published in newspapers, magazines, and