Publications by Program
The Project on Student Debt (70)
College InSight (3)
College Access Marketing (1)
Student Loan Watch (2)
Keeping California's Promise (8)
Simplifying the FAFSA (8)
The Project on Student Debt (70)
Coalition Letter to Secretary Duncan and Director Orszag Urging a Definition of Gainful Employment
The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2010A diverse coalition of student, college, consumer and civil rights organizations sent this letter calling on Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management...
Coalition Letter in Support of Strong Regulation of Career Education Programs
The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2010A diverse coalition of more than 30 student, college, consumer and civil rights organizations sent this letter calling on Education Secretary Arne Duncan to more effectively protect students and...
High Hopes, Big Debts (Class of 2008)
The Project on Student Debt, May 2010Our new fact sheet focuses on students who borrow $40,000 or more for their undergraduate education - almost twice the average debt for four-year college graduates. While still a minority, the...
College InSight (3)
Comments on IPEDS SFA Survey
The Institute for College Access & Success, January 2009It is important for students, policymakers, and the public to have timely and accurate information on financial aid to inform decision making and hold colleges accountable for their policies and...
Comments on 2009-10 Student Aid Report (SAR)
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2008Our comments on the draft 2009-2010 Student Aid Report (SAR) emphasize the need for the report to send a clear message about students' federal aid eligibility and the steps they must take to...
Time to Reexamine Institutional Cooperation on Financial Aid
The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2008Over the past two decades, colleges and universities have increasingly engaged in financial aid "bidding wars" for students with high test scores or grades but little or no financial need. A new...
College Access Marketing (1)
Financial Aid Awareness and College Attainment
The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2004This is a pdf of a powerpoint presentation given at the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute on college access marketing, with specific examples of marketing campaigns from across the country.
Student Loan Watch (2)
Conversion of Non-Profit Student Loan Companies
Student Loan Watch, May 2005This report examines the process by which non-profit guaranty agencies can be converted to for-profit enterprises, and some of the conflicts of interest and inefficiencies that can result from such...
Money For Nothing
Student Loan Watch, August 2004The Institute's first major publication, Money For Nothing, brought national attention to the practice of "recycling" student loans with a guaranteed 9.5 percent interest subsidy. Until public...
Keeping California's Promise (8)
Financial Aid Facts at California Community Colleges
The Institute for College Access & Success, March 2010Hundreds of thousands of California Community College (CCC) students are eligible for federal Pell Grants but do not apply, leaving up to $500 million unclaimed in 2009-10. This fact sheet compares...
Letter in support of AB 1761
The Institute for College Access & Success, March 2010Letter to California State Legislators in support of AB 1761, which would provide first-year tuition and fee benefits to Cal Grant B recipients.
Hopes & Hurdles
The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2009In California and nationally, very few former foster youth make it to or through college, and cost is a major obstacle. A new report shows that despite federal and state programs and policies...
Simplifying the FAFSA (8)
After the FAFSA
The Institute for College Access & Success, July 2010This 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...
Official Comment on 2010-11 Student Aid Report (SAR)
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2009The SAR is what federal aid applicants receive after filing the FAFSA. Our official public comments focus on ways to make it more clear and helpful to students and families so that they can make...
Official Comment on Self-Certification Form
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2009The self-certification form must be filled out by students applying for a private student loan, starting in February 2010. This new process is the result of a provision in the Higher Education...
