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Private Loans: Facts and Trends

The Project on Student Debt, July 2011

Analysis of federal data from 2007-08 reveals that two-thirds of private loan borrowers did not take out all they could in safer, more affordable federal loans. This fact sheet also finds that a...

Coalition Letter to Senators Opposing DeMint Amendment on Gainful Employment Regulation

The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2011

Over thirty-five organizations representing students, consumers, and higher education institutions sent a letter to the Senate asking them to oppose the DeMint amendment to the Economic Development...

Comments on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employment Certification Forms

The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2011

Public comments in response to the April 15, 2011 Federal Register notice (76 FR 04563) seeking public input about forms serving as “the means by which eligible borrowers in the William D. Ford...

Testimony of Pauline Abernathy, Vice President The Institute for College Access & Success

The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2011

Testimony of Pauline Abernathy, Vice President of The Institute for College Access & Success, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for the hearing “Drowning in...

Coalition Letter to Representative Cohen in Support of the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2011

Thirty-five organizations representing students, consumers, and higher education institutions sent a letter to Ranking Member Cohen expressing strong support for the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy...

Coalition Letter to Senator Durbin in support of the Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2011

Thirty-five organizations representing students, consumers, and higher education institutions sent a letter to Senator Durbin expressing strong support for the Fairness for Struggling Students Act...

Comments in response to 5-5-11 Department of Education Notice of Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Committees

The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2011

The Institute for College Access & Success sent comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the notice of established negotiated rulemaking committees and notice of public...

Still Denied

The Project on Student Debt, April 2011

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...

Coalition Letter to Senator Reid Opposing Efforts to Block the Gainful Employment Regulation

The Institute for College Access & Success, April 2011

Over forty organizations advocating for students, consumers, civil rights, and college access signed on to a letter urging Senator Reid to oppose the Kline-Foxx Amendment to the FY 2011 Continuing...

Letter in Support of AB 970

The Institute for College Access & Success, March 2011

Letter in support of AB 970 (Fong), which would provide first-year tuition and fee benefits to Cal Grant B recipients. The structure of Cal Grant B was designed under the assumption that...

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Featured Reports

 

Cal GrantsStrengthening
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.

RADD

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.

SDR2010

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.  

MLWMaking 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.