The Campaign for College Opportunity2018-05-172018-05-172016-11-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83273The need for a college education has never been greater. Degrees at all levels, from vocational certificates to Master’s degrees, allow individuals to enjoy greater economic and social success. In fact, individuals with a bachelor’s degree will earn over $1.3 million more over their lifetimes than someone with only a high school diploma. For first-generation, low income and minority students, access to college opportunity yields a pathway to increased economic stability and prosperity for future generations. In this context, this fact sheet shows the main problems and challenges of federal student aid.application/pdfCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalEducation, higher--Californiastudent financial aideducational attainmentcollege admissionfirst-generation college studentsReporthttp://collegecampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/California-Fact-Sheet-MM-Final.pdf