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Why the Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program Matters
Increased college attainment and completion rates result in a more educated workforce, greater economic mobility, and reduced income disparities. However, college completion rates...
How Iowa and Louisiana Use State Data to Help Boost FAFSA Completion Rates
Every year, millions of students fill out the Free Application for Federal Students Aid (FAFSA) to access grant aid for college. However, students...
Paving the Way: Strategies for Achieving Debt-Free College
The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) commissioned leading academics to write a series of papers to inform the policy conversation about...
18 Ways Parents Can Help With the Scholarship Process
If you’re new to the scholarship application process, there’s a lot of uncharted territory and even the most organized aspiring college students could...
5 Best Private Student Loans for June 2023
If you’ve exhausted all your scholarship, grant, work-study, and federal student loan options and still need money for school, private student loans can...
California Coalition Letter Supporting Postsecondary Accountability, Quality, & Financial Aid
A group of six organizations with a shared interest in protecting students from predatory institutions that provide low-quality education and leave students with...
TICAS Statement on House Vote to Block Student Debt Relief
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s one-time debt relief program is an overdue acknowledgement that our higher education system relies far too heavily on students taking...
How to Help Your Child Graduate College Debt-Free: 16 Ways to Avoid Student Loan Debt
Being a parent is one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs out there. Children require love, time, patience –– not to mention a...
Despite Deficit, Governor Newsom’s Revised 2023-34 Budget Protects Key Higher Ed Investments, But Outcome for Long-Term Promises Remain Unknown
“Amidst a growing deficit and continued fiscal uncertainty, California college students, institutions, and other higher education stakeholders were braced for the difficult decisions...
Report: Cal Grant Reform Vital to Equitable Access for BIPOC, Low-Income Students
Sacramento, CA – In a new report released today, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) and The Education Trust–West urge California...
