Publications by Program
The Project on Student Debt (65)
College InSight (3)
College Access Marketing (1)
Student Loan Watch (2)
Keeping California's Promise (6)
Simplifying the FAFSA (7)
The Project on Student Debt (65)
Coalition letter supporting mandatory certification of private loans in CFPA
The Project on Student Debt, December 2009Twenty-five organizations wrote a letter to Reps. Polis, Murphy, and Bishop in support of their amendment to require school certification of private student loans, as part of H.R. 4173
Coalition letter to Senate about CFPA oversight of all private loans
The Project on Student Debt, December 2009Twenty-nine organizations signed this letter to Sens. Dodd and Shelby of the Senate Banking Committee, thanking Sen. Dodd for making sure that all private student loans, including those made by...
Student Debt and the Class of 2008
The Project on Student Debt, December 2009This report examines student debt in all 50 states and at four-year public and private nonprofit colleges and universities in the U.S. As student debt continued to rise, unemployment climbed from...
College InSight (3)
Comments on IPEDS SFA Survey
The Institute for College Access & Success, January 2009It is important for students, policymakers, and the public to have timely and accurate information on financial aid to inform decision making and hold colleges accountable for their policies and...
Comments on 2009-10 Student Aid Report (SAR)
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2008Our comments on the draft 2009-2010 Student Aid Report (SAR) emphasize the need for the report to send a clear message about students' federal aid eligibility and the steps they must take to...
Time to Reexamine Institutional Cooperation on Financial Aid
The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2008Over the past two decades, colleges and universities have increasingly engaged in financial aid "bidding wars" for students with high test scores or grades but little or no financial need. A new...
College Access Marketing (1)
Financial Aid Awareness and College Attainment
The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2004This is a pdf of a powerpoint presentation given at the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute on college access marketing, with specific examples of marketing campaigns from across the country.
Student Loan Watch (2)
Conversion of Non-Profit Student Loan Companies
Student Loan Watch, May 2005This report examines the process by which non-profit guaranty agencies can be converted to for-profit enterprises, and some of the conflicts of interest and inefficiencies that can result from such...
Money For Nothing
Student Loan Watch, August 2004The Institute's first major publication, Money For Nothing, brought national attention to the practice of "recycling" student loans with a guaranteed 9.5 percent interest subsidy. Until public...
Keeping California's Promise (6)
Hopes & Hurdles
The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2009In California and nationally, very few former foster youth make it to or through college, and cost is a major obstacle. A new report shows that despite federal and state programs and policies...
Joint Letter to CA Legislators to Save the Cal Grant Program
The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2009The Institute for College Access & Success was one of seven California organizations that signed on to a letter to state legislators in protest of the proposed elimination of the Cal Grant program.
Quick Facts About Community Colleges and Financial Aid, 2007-08
The Institute for College Access & Success, May 2009Community colleges are usually considered a low-cost college option, but the sticker price is only part of the real story - students often struggle to cover a range of related costs and living...
Simplifying the FAFSA (7)
Official Comment on 2010-11 Student Aid Report (SAR)
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2009The SAR is what federal aid applicants receive after filing the FAFSA. Our official public comments focus on ways to make it more clear and helpful to students and families so that they can make...
Official Comment on Self-Certification Form
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2009The self-certification form must be filled out by students applying for a private student loan, starting in February 2010. This new process is the result of a provision in the Higher Education...
Official Comments on the 2010-11 FAFSA
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2009The Institute for College Access & Success' comments on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2010-11 school year in response to the Federal Register notice published on...
