Affordability

President Biden's fiscal year 2022 discretionary budget request, released today, is an encouraging step toward making college more affordable and closing persistent racial and economic equity gaps in college enrollment and degree completion.

TICAS joined nearly 1,200 signers, including more than 300 organizations and nearly 900 individual colleges and universities, to urge Congress to bring an affordable, high-quality college education within reach for all students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant.

Joint memo on transitioning borrowers back into repayment from TICAS, Center for American Progress, New America Higher Education Program, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), and The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Project on Student Borrower Success.

We applaud Congress for its passage of the American Rescue Plan. The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign shortly, includes $350 billion in assistance for states to cover COVID-related costs and keep their budgets whole, and nearly $40 billion in new emergency funding specifically for colleges and students.

The latest updates to the College Scorecard include new institution and program-level information on recent students and their ability to successfully repay their federal loans, including the proportion of borrowers who are not currently making payments on all student loans because their loans are in default, delinquency, forbearance, or deferment one year and two years after..

Statement on TICAS President, James Kvaal's Nomination for Under Secretary of Education