Affordability

TICAS Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act

TICAS' sixteenth annual report on debt for bachelor’s degree graduates of public and nonprofit colleges, finds vast variation in debt levels across states as well as colleges.

TICAS' sixteenth annual report on debt for bachelor’s degree graduates of public and nonprofit colleges, finds vast variation in debt levels across states as well as colleges.

We applaud policymakers for including new investments in college affordability and completion in the Build Back Better package. We believe the combination of proposed investments will drive an equitable recovery by helping millions of students cover college costs and complete a high-quality degree.

Coalition letter from 75 organizations urging Congress to preserve critical investments in college affordability and college completion in the final Build Back Better package.

The Build Back Better Act has the potential to fundamentally transform the nation’s higher education system. In its original form, it includes three core reforms: a new federal-state partnership to fund tuition-free community college; a $500 boost to the maximum Pell Grant; and a landmark retention and completion fund to support evidence-based student success initiatives...