The steep increase in college tuition and student debt over the past decade has led the country to engage in a serious debate about the need to reduce college costs and student borrowing. In this brief, the author uses ...

Today in America, there are millions of students who are overcoming challenging socioeconomic circumstances to excel academically. They defy the stereotype that poverty precludes high academic performance and that lower-income ...

For 45 years, the federal Pell Grant program has been the cornerstone of financial assistance for students from low- and moderate-income families, helping millions go to college. Pell Grants are awarded to students solely ...

"Many nontraditional students who enter higher education with the goal of earning a degree leave without obtaining either an associate’s or bachelor’s (Choy 2002). These students are frequently burdened with loans they ...

With some exceptions, much of the recent literature addressing college match has centered on the high-achieving, low income high school senior and whether he or she applied to and enrolled at the colleges deemed “most ...

As the higher education landscape has expanded beyond issues of access and affordability to include an emphasis on student completion and employment outcomes, accreditors can play a leadership role in advancing this important ...

In New York State, new data show that lower-income families face overwhelming student loan debt and reinforce the importance of strong and immediate action to protect borrowers and prevent onerous student loans. The report ...

This report focuses on immigrant enrollment in community colleges and two-year associate degree programs in City University of New York (CUNY) senior colleges. Community colleges are designed to facilitate access to higher ...

This report argues that students from higher-income backgrounds are more likely than others to enroll in advanced degree programs, more likely to complete their programs, and more likely to earn degrees that promise high ...

New Jersey has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping students pay for college, as evidenced by the continued focus on grant aid through the Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) and Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) programs. ...