- TICAS helps lead a national coalition that raises awareness of the federal Pell Grant‘s importance for student access and success. Pell Grants help over seven and a half million students – most with incomes under $40,000 – get to and through college each year. Our nonpartisan analyses educate the higher education community, the press, and policymakers about the importance of preserving and strengthening these need-based grants.
- In California, our research, analysis, and statewide coalition focus on how Cal Grants can better serve the neediest students and invest in student success. The results include $100 million more annually in need-based grant aid for the state’s lowest income students, and higher standards for colleges. Since 2012, colleges where at least 40% of students borrow must have a student loan default rate under 15.5% and a graduation rate over 30% to participate in the Cal Grant program.
