Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 17, 2024
Aaron Fichtner, president of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, noted in an interview with NJ.com that the state has been generous in expanding student financial aid programs. Murphy said the $55.9
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The “Paying for College Transparency Initiative” seeks to improve clarity, accuracy, and consistency of student financial aid offers. This national task force will create financial aid offer principles and standards to help students understand education costs and compare offers.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 20, 2022
These efforts are reflected in the significant progress in areas such as increased enrollment, increased alumni and employee giving, increased grant activity, increased endowments, reduced student debt, improved upward mobility of graduates, and year-end balanced budgets. Christine Johnson McPhail said in a statement.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 20, 2023
About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. Yet that rate drops to less than 48% for Hispanic students, 43% for African American students, and 31% for Native American students. Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible.
IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy
MAY 31, 2019
The authors identified several areas of concern, including misleading presentation of Parent PLUS loans and work-study grants, failing to list costs on the letter, failing to calculate the net price, and a lack of clear next steps for students and families. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office.
NACAC's Admitted
OCTOBER 10, 2023
However, the rising costs of college are increasingly out of reach for many students. Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The new rules clarify which students can qualify as independent, particularly those who are veterans, married, or emancipated minors. Increased Pell Grant Eligibility The FAFSA changes also come with an expansion of Pell Grant eligibility. Hopefully this makes higher education more affordable!
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