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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. With loans, either the award name doesn’t use the term ‘loan,’ or the loan amount gets lumped in with other forms of aid.

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When Is the FAFSA Due? 3 Essential Deadlines

Student Loan Hero

But this deadline is a long one — you’ll have access to the FAFSA for over a year and a half. The FAFSA asks fewer questions In an effort to simplify the FAFSA and make it more accessible for students and their families, lawmakers are reducing the number of questions it asks. Need a student loan? June 30, 2024.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Being unaccredited meant students could not access Title IV federal student aid, and the college did not receive any ARP funds.