October 28, 2004
Financial Aid Awareness and College Attainment
Robert Shireman
The Institute for College Access & Success
This 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.
See the presentation
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Student Debt and the Class of 2008
Our student debt report for the class of 2008 found college seniors carried an average of $23,200 in student loan debt while unemployment climbed to 10.6 percent.
Our report exposes wide variations in financial aid policies and
practices at the state’s community colleges, which can have a major
impact on students’ access to available aid.
Going to the Source: A Practical Way to Simplify the FAFSA
Our new report outlines a way to make applying for financial aid
easier, safer, and more accurate by using income data the federal
government already collects to answer many of the most difficult
questions on the FAFSA.