Student Debt and the Class of 2011 Two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011 had student loan debt, with an average of $26,600 per borrower. Meanwhile, unemployment for young college graduates remained high at 8.8 percent in 2011. Our new report, Student Debt and the Class of 2011, includes average debt levels for the 50 states and District of Columbia and for more than 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities.

Making Loans Work: How Community Colleges Support Responsible Borrowing This report takes a closer look at how some forward-thinking community colleges in California are promoting responsible use of federal student loans - ideas that can be adopted by colleges across the country.

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TICAS Comparison of Federal Student Loan Interest Rate Proposals
May 17, 2013 - Comparison chart of federal student loan interest rate proposals.

TICAS IPEDS Comments
May 13, 2013 - Comments in response to the request for comments on the proposed revision of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2013.

Coalition Letter to President Obama Urging Prompt Rulemaking to Enforce “Gainful Employment” Requirement
April 15, 2013 - Immediately after notice [https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2013-08891.pdf] that the Education Department will hold public hearings in May and initiate negotiated...

TICAS Submission of RADD Tax Reform Recommendations to Ways and Means
April 15, 2013 - TICAS officially submitted the tax reform recommendations outlined in the white paper “Aligning the Means and the Ends: How to Improve Federal Student Aid and Increase College Access and Success”...

Strengthening Cal Grants to Better Serve Today’s Students : Analysis and Recommendations
April 8, 2013 - TICAS and more than a dozen other student, civil rights, business, and college access organizations have come together to release a new analysis of how Cal Grants could better serve low-income...

TICAS Comments in Response to the CFPB's Request for Information on Private Student Loan Affordability
April 8, 2013 - Comments in response to the CFPB’s request for information regarding an initiative to promote student loan affordability.

Pell Grants Help Keep College Affordable for Millions of Americans
March 15, 2013 - One-pager on the importance of the Pell Grant program, the impact of recent changes, and projected stability in Pell Grant costs.

Aligning the Means and the Ends: How to Improve Federal Student Aid and Increase College Access and Success
February 12, 2013 - This white paper calls for major changes to federal student aid, including Pell Grants, student loans, and tax benefits, with the goals of increasing college affordability and completion. More than...

Coalition Letter to Representative Cohen in Support of the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2013
February 6, 2013 - Over thirty-five organizations representing students, consumers, and higher education institutions sent a letter to Representative Cohen expressing strong support for the Private Student Loan...

Coalition Letter to Senator Durbin in Support of the Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013
February 6, 2013 - Over thirty-five organizations representing students, consumers, and higher education institutions sent a letter to Senator Durbin expressing strong support for the Fairness for Struggling Students...

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