COVID-19

Analysis of data from our January 2021 survey of California college students shows that, as a result…

While student loan repayment relief has prevented borrowers from falling into new delinquency or default on their federal loans, new analysis reveals that three in five California student loan borrowers enrolled when the pandemic began report being more worried about their ability to repay their loans than before the pandemic.

At the start of the new year, TICAS, with support from the Michelson 20MM Foundation, surveyed nearly 900 students in California across all sectors about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their budgets, and how those changes have affected their ability to complete their programs.

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.

Letter to the 117th Congress outlining recommendations for closing equity gaps in college attainment, restoring the promise of public higher education, and reducing the burden of student debt.