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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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When Is the FAFSA Due? 3 Essential Deadlines

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Jk Jk (The CARES Act Returns)

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On April 21, the Department issues some FAQs related to the CARES Act at the same time as they issue the agreements for the institutional portion of the funding, and for the first time (in the answer to question 9) mention that students would have to be eligible for Title IV Financial Aid to be eligible to receive HEERF / CARES Grant funds.

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Fight Over Student Debt Cancellation Hits Supreme Court

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After months of uncertainty for borrowers, the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation program, which offers $10,000 of relief to those making up to $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, came before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in oral arguments that stretched for over an hour past their scheduled time.

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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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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.