College Insight
College Insight is a unique and valuable data resource for policymakers, journalists, and researchers interested in college affordability, student debt, economic and racial diversity, student success.
The Institute for College Access & Success
Learn about our workThe Institute for College Access & Success is a trusted source of research, design, and advocacy for student-centered public policies that promote affordability, accountability, and equity in higher education.
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We try to understand college opportunity through careful research and by listening to the students and those who serve them. We combine concrete, tailored policy recommendations with passionate, sophisticated advocacy, nationally and in California.
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Charting the Course for Redesigning Financial Aid in California
Report outlines specific recommendations for California policymakers to create an achievable debt-free pathway to a college degree or certificate for California residents.
Better Together: How a Reimagined Federal-State Partnership to Fund Public Higher Ed Could Help Bring College Within Reach for All
Comprehensive policy framework for designing a new federal-state partnership to fund public higher education. This proposal offers a roadmap for turning the tide of state disinvestment and restoring the promise of public higher education for all students.
Key Finding
New data show that the average student debt for college graduates continues to climb but at a slower pace. Nationally, about two in three (65 percent) college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2018 had student loan debt. These borrowers owed an average of $29,200. (Student Debt and the Class of 2018)
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Lunch & Learn | Financial Aid Webinar Series
Event / 10.28.2019
Lunch & Learn | Financial Aid Webinar Series
We're pleased to announce a series of one-hour webinars designed to bring higher education stakeholders in California up to speed on key financial aid issues facing college students.
Statement on the College Affordability Act
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Statement on the College Affordability Act
Statement on the House College Affordability Act, a comprehensive overhaul of the Higher Education Act that would invest hundreds of billions of dollars in college…
