Financial Aid Archives - The Campaign for College Opportunity

May 12
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A Cinderella Story for the Modern Girl

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By: Jessie Ryan, Executive Vice President, Campaign for College Opportunity

In honor of Mother’s Day, Executive Vice President, Jessie Ryan, shares the instrumental role her mother played in the work that she does today.

Last August, after courageously waging a two-year battle with cancer, my Mother passed away.  She was my person.  My source of unconditional love, laughter, and encouragement.  A larger than life personality, that despite a life characterized by hardship was responsible for shaping me into the purpose-driven woman I am today. Read More

Apr 28
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Why the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Matters

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By: Linda Vasquez, Regional Affairs Director

The promise of higher education accessibility is deeply tied to the availability of financial aid programs for those with the highest need. That’s why federal aid that supports American students across the nation is so important. Unfortunately, in President Trump’s proposed budget, a critical program, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), is at risk of being eliminated.

There is endless amount of research that I could cite for you that demonstrate how a grant such as the FSEOG can serve as a critical tool to increasing college access, especially among underrepresented and underserved students, but the most powerful proof will come straight from a student who benefited from it. Read More

Nov 01
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Message from Jorge Aguilar : I Am Ready College Information Packets Mailed to 4,000+ Seniors

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Oct 31
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Paying for college: Overhauled financial aid system to give families key information earlier

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Sep 01
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Are New Financial Aid Policies Keeping College Affordable at Major Public Universities?

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By John Aubrey Douglass, Ph.D. – Senior Research Fellow – Public Policy and Higher Education
Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium
Center for Studies in Higher Education – UC Berkeley

In an era of significant disinvestment in public higher education by state governments, many public universities are moving toward a “progressive tuition model” that attempts to invest approximately one-third of tuition income into institutional financial aid for lower-income and middle-class students. The objective is to mitigate the cost of tuition and keep college affordable. But is this model as currently formulated working? What levels of financial stress are students of all income groups experiencing? And are they changing their behaviors? Read More

Jun 15
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School’s Plan to Create College Savings Accounts Reinvigorates Financial Literacy Debate

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Aug 26
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College Affordability a Concern as Students Head Back to School!

 By Campaign for College Opportunity President Michele Siqueiros

As back-to-school season and the college application period approaches this fall, paying for college remains a concern facing many students and their families.

Even as the value of a college degree grows and more students are prepared and want to go to college, the cost of college is one of the biggest barriers low-income students face. At the Campaign we believe that family income should never keep a talented and hard-working American from the many opportunities possible before them. This is a quintessential American value that we must preserve and it is also why student aid is funded, including the federal Pell Grant, worth up to $5,700 per year for low-income student and Cal Grants, worth between $4,000 and $12,000 per year, depending on the type of institution the student attends. However, the broken process of applying for Pell and Cal Grants inadvertently sets up a new obstacle: a complex, redundant and poorly-timed federal financial aid form that can sometimes be an unnecessary hurdle for California students in need of aid in order to go to college.

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