College Financial Aid
Providing Student Parents a Seat at the Table
A conversation with David Croom, associate director of the Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) Initiative with Ascend at the Aspen Inst.
Almost All Programs at Minority-Serving Institutions Would Pass Gainful Employment
An analysis shows that the vast majority MSIs and community colleges will face almost no disruptions from upcoming regulations.
An Earnings Threshold Would Sanction Only Low-Value College Programs
Proposed gainful employment regulations would cut off federal financial aid to college programs that lead to earnings below a living wage.
A Community College’s Journey to Further Equity Through Economic & Community Impact
Montgomery College created a set of practices to support their students to and through their college experience and into a good job.
Will stop-outs return to community college anytime soon?
This blog post focuses on stop-outs’ likelihood of returning to school, causes of stopping out, and incentives that may get them to return.
First-Generation, Low-Income College Students Deserve Continued Support
Students in need benefited from emergency pandemic supports that are now disappearing, but the need remains.
Students Deserve Simpler Financial Aid Offers, the Understanding the True Cost of College Act Will Help
Financial aid offers are too complicated, a new bill aims to make them easier to understand
Why Didn’t the Community College Students Come Back?
The survey updates our findings from a similar survey conducted in 2020 about why enrollment at community colleges declined.
Online Short-Term Pell Could Open the Floodgates to Predatory Actors
Expanding short-term Pell to online programs creates even a greater risk of abuse by predatory actors.