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- Adding it all up 2012: Are net price calculators easy to find, use, and compare?Cheng, Diane; Asher, Lauren; Abernathy, Pauline; Cochrane, Debbie; Thompson, Jessica (The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), 2012-10-01)Nearly all U.S. colleges were required by law to post net price calculators on their websites by October 29, 2011. In the March 2011 issue brief, Adding It All Up: An Early Look at Net Price Calculators, the Institute for College Access and Success analyzed 16 calculators that were posted before the deadline. In this context, this report takes a more in-depth look at the net price calculators from 50 randomly selected colleges. While the authors found some positive practices that were not evident at the time of the previous report, net price calculators are still not reliably easy for prospective college students and their families to find, use, and compare. The report also provides some recommendation in this regard.
- Aiding Success The Role Of Federal And State Financial Aid In Supporting California Community College StudentsCampbell, Colleen; Cochrane, Debbie; Love, Ivy; Bruecker. Ellie (Association of Community Colleges Trustees, 2017)Although tuition and fees at community colleges are less expensive than in other sectors, students still struggle to cover their full cost of attendance, which totals approximately $17,000 per year. Students whose resources do not stretch far enough to cover these costs must make choices that undermine their academic success, such as foregoing required textbooks or working long hours rather than studying. Financial aid from federal, state, and even institutional sources can help students cover expenses while avoiding harmful tradeoffs, and research consistently demonstrates that financial aid facilitates student enrollment and success. This report shows the role of financial resources and financial aid in supporting student success, and includes policy recommendations for the federal government, state legislatures, and colleges.
- Dire Disparities: Patterns of Racially Inequitable Funding and Student Success in Public Postsecondary EducationAhlman, Lindsay; Gonzalez, Veronica; Cochrane, Debbie (The Institute for College Access and Success, 2019-08-29)This report examines changes in state and local appropriations and tuition revenue between the years during and following the Great Recession, and their impact on resources disparities across public colleges and universities, and the underrepresented students of color who enroll in them. Community colleges serve the highest shares of underrepresented students of color and have just a fraction of the state support and tuition revenue available to other public institutions.
- On the Verge: Costs and Tradeoffs Facing Community College StudentsCochrane, Debbie; Szabo-Kubitz, Laura (The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), 2006-04-01)In 2015, TICAS partnered with 22 California community colleges (CCCs) to survey students on their expenses, their aid, and the choices they make when their resources do not stretch far enough. About 12,000 students responded from across the state, and more than 4,400 shared the personal stories that form the backbone of this report. This report includes key findings and quotes from our survey, as well as national research findings on the key themes that emerged. Collectively, they powerfully illustrate how student aid can help bring low-income students’ college careers and financial obligations into balance. The implications of these students’ experiences for financial aid policy are vitally important.
- Protecting Colleges and Students: Community College Strategies to Prevent DefaultMcKibben, Bryce; La Rocque, Matthew; Cochrane, Debbie (Association of Community Colleges Trustees, 2014-07-01)Student loan default, defined as federal loan borrowers’ failure to make any payments for at least 270 days, is an issue of increasing importance to community colleges and their students. Just 17 percent of community college students borrow federal loans, but with college costs rising faster than grant aid or family incomes, more students are turning to federal loans to help fill the gap. Driven in part by a sluggish economy in communities across the country, the share of borrowers who default on their federal loans has also been rising. This report details issues about student loan defaults across nine colleges, the strategies colleges use to help students repay their loans, and the federal policies that are needed to enhance community colleges’ efforts to reduce or prevent delinquency and default.