Press Releases

House Budget Proposal Cuts Pell Grants and Student Loans
The Institute for College Access & Success - March 26, 2012
With students and families across the nation struggling to keep up with college costs and pay off their student loans, the House Budget Committee’s fiscal year 2013 budget would make college even...

Private Student Loan Borrowers Finally Have a Place to Turn for Help
The Institute For College Access & Success - March 5, 2012
Until today, private student loan borrowers had virtually nowhere to turn for help. Consumers had to navigate a sea of acronyms—including OCC, FDIC, FRB, FTC and FSA—just to know which federal...

Financial Aid Expert Debbie Cochrane to Testify on For-Profit Colleges at California Legislative Oversight Hearing
The Institute for College Access & Success - February 13, 2012
Debbie Cochrane, program director of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), will testify on February 14 ,2012, at a state legislative hearing entitled “California's Oversight of...

President’s FY13 Budget Makes College Affordability a Priority
The Institute for College Access & Success - February 13, 2012
President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget rightly makes college affordability a high priority by taking several key steps to help limit the need to borrow and keep debt manageable for those who...

President Obama Proposes Bold Steps to Ensure College Access and Success
The Institute for College Access & Success - January 27, 2012
We applaud the bold steps the President announced today to ensure college access and success for all Americans. The President’s plan continues to invest in Pell Grants and need-based student...

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Help for Student Borrowers
The New York Times - March 13, 2012
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is right to take on the poorly regulated, private student lending industry. Too often, college students are lured by schools or lenders into...

Comparison Shopping for College Tuition
The New York Times - February 25, 2012
"Last year, the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group, conducted an analysis of net price calculators posted by 16 colleges. The study found wide...

Tips and tools to help you reduce the cost of college
Cleveland Plain Dealer - February 5, 2012
"Federal and state governments and universities continue to grapple with soaring tuition, but in the meantime, families can find practical tools – some new – for understanding and corralling...

Few options available to help pay off private student loans
USA Today - January 12, 2012
"Financial aid administrators encourage borrowers to turn to private student loans only after they've exhausted all other sources of college funding. Even private lenders promote this strategy:...

Some students are leaving college with huge private loans
The Baltimore Sun - December 5, 2011
"But there is also the misconception that families earn too much to qualify for federal assistance, Abernathy says. Sure, only those in need receive subsidized federal loans, in which the...

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