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TICAS Comments on Private Student Loans

The Institute for College Access & Success, January 2012

Official comments in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “Request for Information Regarding Private Education Loans and Private Educational Lenders” (FR Doc. 2011–29737, Docket...

Risky Private Student Lending On the Rise Again

The Institute for College Access & Success, December 2011

One-page fact sheet on the recent signs of renewed growth in the private student loan market.

TICAS Comments on Draft Financial Aid Shopping Sheet

The Institute for College Access & Success, December 2011

Comments on the “Know Before You Owe” draft financial aid shopping sheet, developed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S. Department of Education.

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TICAS Comments on Student Success Task Force Recommendations

The Institute for College Access & Success, December 2011

TICAS comments on the California Community Colleges Student Success Task Force’s draft recommendations, “Refocusing California Community Colleges Toward Student Success.”

TICAS Comments on Draft 2012-13 Student Aid Application Materials

The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011

Comments in response to the October 31, 2011 Federal Register notice (FR Doc. 2011-28133) seeking public input on the Federal Student Aid application materials,including the paper and online...

Comments in Response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Rules for the Approval of New “Gainful Employment” Programs

The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011

The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) and 23 other education, student, civil rights and public policy organizations submitted public comments regarding the U.S. Department of...

Poll: Young Adults Say Higher Education is More Important but Less Affordable

The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011

A national bi-partisan survey of adults ages 18-34 reveals that young adults today believe a college education is more important than it was for their parents' generation, that it has become less...

TICAS comments on the Department of Education's Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application Form

The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011

Public comments in response to the September 8, 2011 Federal Register notice (FR Doc 2011-23004) seeking public input on the Department of Education’s Total and Permanent Disability Discharge...

Student Debt and the Class of 2010

The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011

Two-thirds of college seniors graduated with loans in 2010, and they carried an average of $25,250 in debt. They also faced the highest unemployment rate for young college graduates in recent...

Tips for Using “Net Price Calculators”

The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011

Starting October 29, 2011, almost all U.S. colleges and universities are required to have “net price calculators” on their websites. These calculators can make it much easier to start figuring out...

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Student Debt and the Class of 2010

College seniors who graduated in 2010 carried an average of $25,250 in student loan debt and also faced the highest unemployment levels for new college graduates in recent history at 9.1 percent.

 

Critical Choices

Our new report looks at promising and problematic practices of financial aid offices when students apply for private student loans.

 

Still Denied

Our new issue brief Still Denied: How Community Colleges Shortchange Students by Not Offering Federal Loans found that more than one million community college students were denied access federal student loans, the safest and most affordable way to borrow for college.

 

Adding It All Up

By the end of October, U.S. colleges must meet a federal requirement to create online "net price calculators." We took an early look at how colleges are approaching this requirement and found mixed results for how easy the calculators were to find, use, and understand. 


iconStudent Debt and the Class of 2009

Our student debt report for the class of 2009 found college seniors carried an average of $24,000 in student loan debt while unemployment climbed from 5.8% to 8.7% in 2009.

 


After the FAFSA

This report sheds light on what happens to federal financial aid applicants after they submit the FAFSA. Using 2007-08 financial aid data from 13 California community colleges, the Institute found that one in three likely Pell-eligible applicants did not receive a Pell Grant.