Affordability

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Short-Term Programs in the Shadows: What Data Show About Program Length, Cost, and Payoff

Report analyzing select state- and system-level data on short-term programs under consideration for expanded Pell Grant eligibility. Our analysis finds a diverse landscape of short-term programs focused on a wide range of fields with different program costs and a range of success rates for students. Methodological challenges encountered underscore the need for better data and improved data systems capable of assessing the quality and payoff of short-term workforce training programs not currently eligible for the Pell Grant.

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The Debt is in the Details: A Review of Existing Proposals to Streamline Income-Driven Repayment

This brief reviews the details of major proposals from policy makers and policy organizations to streamline and reform income-driven repayment of federal student loans. The brief identifies encouraging consensus on a number of important details, as well as some areas of remaining divergence.

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Press Releases & Statements

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Colleges Serving the Most Students of Color Receive the Least Funding

May 15, 2019

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Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposal to Slash Pell Funding

May 14, 2019

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Reports

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Inequitable Funding, Inequitable Results: Racial Disparities at Public Colleges

May 15, 2019

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Student Debt and the Class of 2017

October 28, 2018

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Fact Sheets

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Federal Student Loan Terms for 2019-20

July 1, 2019

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Quick Facts About Student Debt

May 2, 2019

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Coalition Letters

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The College Affordability Coalition’s Principles for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

July 25, 2019

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Coalition Letter to 116th Congress on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization

January 8, 2019

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Students of color disproportionately attend underfunded colleges where they are less likely to graduate. These days, there are too many free college plans to count. Presidential candidates and members of Congress need to make sure that their plans address the inequalities in college finance that drive the inequalities in college completion.

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Press Releases & Statements

Colleges Serving the Most Students of Color Receive the Least Funding

Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposal to Slash Pell Funding

Reports

Inequitable Funding, Inequitable Results: Racial Disparities at Public Colleges

Student Debt and the Class of 2017

Fact Sheets

Federal Student Loan Terms for 2019-20

Quick Facts About Student Debt

Coalition Letters

The College Affordability Coalition’s Principles for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

Coalition Letter to 116th Congress on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization

Our Work

Recent Work

Short-Term Programs in the Shadows: What Data Show About Program Length, Cost, and Payoff

The Debt is in the Details: A Review of Existing Proposals to Streamline Income-Driven Repayment

Press Releases & Statements

Colleges Serving the Most Students of Color Receive the Least Funding

Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposal to Slash Pell Funding

Reports

Inequitable Funding, Inequitable Results: Racial Disparities at Public Colleges

Student Debt and the Class of 2017

Fact Sheets

Federal Student Loan Terms for 2019-20

Quick Facts About Student Debt

Coalition Letters

The College Affordability Coalition’s Principles for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

Coalition Letter to 116th Congress on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization

James Kvaal

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