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Protecting the Cohort Default Rate from Forbearance Abuse
Fact sheet focuses on the importance of the cohort default rate (CDR), details how some colleges may evade accountability by exploiting forbearance options, and includes recommendations on how to protect the CDR from forbearance abuse.
The Evolution of the For-Profit College Industry: New Challenges for Oversight
Report focuses on important changes to the sector, which include the growth of online education, the efforts of for-profit colleges to convert to non-profit status, and the increased use of online program managers (OPMs) by public and non-profit colleges to operate their online programs.
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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Today, the House restored protections for students, borrowers, taxpayers, and veterans. This BIPARTISAN vote overturned the 2019 borrower defense rule. We call on the Senate to follow suit. Read more: https://t.co/vCLKNefPkj https://t.co/MKbkyqF1mT
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College Costs & Debt in the 2020 Elections
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College Costs & Debt in the 2020 Elections
Join TICAS, the University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy, and the UNH Campus Living Association for College Costs & Debt in the 2020 Elections, an event aimed at exploring the challenge of college affordability, how this issue is playing out on the campaign trail, and how it might be addressed by whomever is in the White House in 2021.
House Votes to Restore Protections for Students, Overturn Borrower Defense Rule
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House Votes to Restore Protections for Students, Overturn Borrower Defense Rule
The borrower defense rule protects students by discharging loans tied to fraud and other illegal conduct by their colleges. In September, the Trump Administration rewrote…
