Eckerson Peters, EleanorVoight, MamieRoberson, Amanda Janice2019-08-022019-08-022018http://hdl.handle.net/10919/92660A college degree acts as a catalyst for economic and social mobility for low-income and working-class students and students of color. But higher education cannot fulfill its true potential as a driver of equity and mobility without tackling the nation’s college affordability problem for low-income and working-class students. Discussions with students make clear that targeted need-based financial aid is necessary to overcome substantial affordability challenges and provide all students with access to the benefits of higher education.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalfinancial barriersbarriers to entry (postsecondary education)college affordabilitylow-income studentsworking-class studentsReporthttp://www.ihep.org/sites/default/files/uploads/docs/pubs/ihep_advocacy_need_based_aid_v10_web.pdf