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Helping Students Make Wise Borrowing Choices and Repay Federal Student Loans

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2013

One-pager with practical policy recommendations to help students make wise borrowing decisions, repay their loans, and avoid default. These recommendations are detailed in our white paper,...

Impact of Federal Student Loan Interest Rate Proposals on Cost of Borrowing

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2013

This analysis compares how a number of current interest rate proposals in Congress would affect the cost of borrowing for students entering college next year and also five years from now when CBO...

TICAS Comparison of Federal Student Loan Interest Rate Proposals

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2013

Comparison chart of federal student loan interest rate proposals.

TICAS IPEDS Comments

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2013

Comments in response to the request for comments on the proposed revision of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2013.

Using a Student Default Risk Index (SDRI) to Improve Institutional Accountability and Reward Colleges

The Institute for College Access & Success, April 2013

One-pager on the Student Default Risk Index (SDRI), detailed in our white paper, "Aligning the Means and the Ends: How to Improve Federal Student Aid and Increase College Access and Success."

Improving Federal Student Loans for Undergraduates

The Institute for College Access & Success, April 2013

One-pager on TICAS’ “One Loan” proposal: a simple, affordable undergraduate loan with a fixed interest rate and no fees. The key features of this comprehensive proposal are designed to reduce...

Coalition Letter to President Obama Urging Prompt Rulemaking to Enforce “Gainful Employment” Requirement

April 2013

Immediately after notice [https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2013-08891.pdf] that the Education Department will hold public hearings in May and initiate negotiated...

TICAS Submission of RADD Tax Reform Recommendations to Ways and Means

The Institute for College Access & Success, April 2013

TICAS officially submitted the tax reform recommendations outlined in the white paper “Aligning the Means and the Ends: How to Improve Federal Student Aid and Increase College Access and Success”...

Strengthening Cal Grants to Better Serve Today’s Students

The Institute for College Access & Success, April 2013

TICAS and more than a dozen other student, civil rights, business, and college access organizations have come together to release a new analysis of how Cal Grants could better serve low-income...

TICAS Comments in Response to the CFPB's Request for Information on Private Student Loan Affordability

The Institute for College Access & Success, April 2013

Comments in response to the CFPB’s request for information regarding an initiative to promote student loan affordability.

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Featured Reports

 

Strengthening
Cal Grants to Better Serve Today's Students

TICAS and more than a dozen other student, civil rights, business, and college access organizations have come together to release a new analysis of how Cal Grants could better serve low-income college students.

Aligning the Means and the Ends

This white paper calls for major changes to federal student aid, including Pell Grants, student loans, and tax benefits, with the goals of increasing college affordability and completion.

Student Debt and the Class of 2011

Two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011 had student loan debt, with an average of $26,600 per borrower. Meanwhile, unemployment for young college graduates remained high at 8.8 percent in 2011.

Adding It All Up 2012: Are College Net Price Calculators Easy to Find, Use, and Compare?

This report examines the state of net price calculators nearly a year after almost all U.S. colleges were required to post them on their websites. Our in-depth look at 50 randomly selected colleges' calculators found that many are difficult for prospective college students and their families to find, use, and compare.  

Making Loans Work

Our new report takes a closer look at how some forward-thinking community colleges in California are promoting responsible use of federal student loans - ideas that can be adopted by colleges across the country.

Critical Choices

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

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.