Charting the Course for Redesigning Financial Aid in California

New data show that the average student debt for college graduates continues to climb but at a slower pace. Nationally, about two in three (65 percent) college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2018 had student loan debt. These borrowers owed an average of $29,200, 2 percent higher than the 2017 average.

One-pager on the importance of the Pell Grant program, the impact of recent changes, and the projected slight decline in Pell Grant program costs.

Comments urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prioritize consumers — including student loan borrowers — in its final regulations governing the activities of debt collectors.

Report examining changes in state and local appropriations and tuition revenue between the years during and following the Great Recession, and their impact on resources disparities across public colleges and universities, and the underrepresented students of color who enroll in them.

Testimony of Laura Szabo-Kubitz, Associate California Program Director, before the Little Hoover Commission on potential changes to the California financial aid system.

Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful employment.” The purpose of the Gainful Employment Rule is to provide that definition.