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Report: 13% of Title IV Aid-Receiving Students from Community Colleges Earn Bachelor's Degree Within Eight Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Only over a tenth of students receiving Title IV aid (13%) who start at community colleges ultimately earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, according to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) report.

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How Net Price Calculators Can Better Serve Students

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Without accurate information, many students apply ( or even commit ) to a college or university without complete information on how much it will cost them to attend. Take, for instance, this University of California-Berkeley output (shown below) where $8,800 of student loans and work appear in the “Estimated Award” section.

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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Headlines about student debt and poor student outcomes have prompted federal attention. Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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If it is on the Internet, it must be true (CARES Act update)

Moneyman

Colleges and universities are required by the Department of Education to provide updates 30 days after receiving HEERF Funds and every 45 days thereafter. As a matter of public interest, moneyman has started a Google Doc with a list of colleges and universities and their website for CARES reporting. And a lot of it is true! (Or

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Building Pipelines for a Better Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Daniel Jean often recounts with sadness the story of Robert Daniel Cuadra, an 18-year-old honor student from Paterson, New Jersey, who was planning to embark on a promising college career at Montclair State University in the summer of 2022. And university officials say that they are just getting started.

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When Is the FAFSA Due? 3 Essential Deadlines

Student Loan Hero

Tufts University, for example, sets an early-decision FAFSA due date of Nov. Loan Eligibility criteria: Eligible students must: 1) For college Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors, attend, or be enrolled to attend, a Title IV school full-time. Loans are made by Funding University which is a for-profit enterprise.

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New Data Reveal More Must Be Done for Equity in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

college, university, and technical and vocational institutions eligible to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial aid programs. The National Center for Education Statistics has released data from its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) published Dec. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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