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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

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Using data from ED’s National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), the authors looked at outcomes of approximately 620,000 Title IV students from 50 states who enrolled in community colleges as their first postsecondary institutions in 2014 , following their progress for eight years across multiple (..)

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Tax Filing: What You Should Know About Education Tax Credits

NACAC's Admitted

Tax Credits and Deductions How can students and families offset the cost of tuition and other expenses related to attending college? The IRS provides three benefits—two tax credits and a Student Loan Interest Deduction—to help offset the cost of higher education. This IRS webpage explains and helps you compare both benefits.

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Tax Filing: What You Should Know About Education Tax Credits

NACAC's Admitted

Tax Credits and Deductions How can students and families offset the cost of tuition and other expenses related to attending college? The IRS provides three benefits—two tax credits and a Student Loan Interest Deduction—to help offset the cost of higher education. This IRS webpage explains and helps you compare both benefits.

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How To Apply For An Income-Driven Repayment Plan [2022 Guide]

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Do you already know that when the national pause on student loan payments ends you’ll be faced with monthly payments you can’t afford? Want a solution that leads to affordable payments and potentially even student loan forgiveness? You may also consider refinancing your student loans.

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Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College”

College Planners of America

SLM Corporation (commonly known as Sallie Mae; originally the Student Loan Marketing Association) is a publicly traded U.S. Initially, it was a Federal entity that serviced Federal student loans. Later, it became a private corporation that made and serviced its own private student loans.

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Partnership and Policy for Academic Advising

The University Innovation Alliance

Secretary Duncan also had some kind words for the UIA's progress in how, since 2014, we've increased our member institutions' low-income graduates by 46%, graduates of color by 85%, and produced 97,000 more graduates. Breaking the Cycle. Those are really, really significant numbers," he acknowledged.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student debt relief dashed The Biden-Harris administration’s plans to forgive thousands of dollars in student loan debt for individuals fell through this year in a partisan 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which deemed the plans unconstitutional. That authority kicks in only under exceptional conditions,” Kagan wrote.