Senate Bill 8 is an effort to confer degrees to the one-third of Hoosier students who take classes but don’t complete college in six years.
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Debt with no degree: Indy student loan borrowers who don’t graduate face unique challenges
A third of Hoosier students won’t finish degrees in six years. What does that mean for their student debt?
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Some higher ed students can’t afford meals. Here’s how Indy colleges are helping.
More than 4 million college students are food insecure, and with high grocery costs, the squeeze is getting ever tighter.
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Here’s why Butler University is launching an associate’s degree program
A successful model from a Chicago university is showing what’s possible in Indiana, where the college-going rate is struggling.
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The new FAFSA application: Everything you need to know to get money.
Major changes coming to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form include expanded eligibility, a streamlined application process and tax information.
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Indiana’s newest college-going rate holds to previous year
The newest college-going rate for Indiana high school graduates is about the same as it was for the graduating class the year before. Last year, data from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education showed the high school class of 2020 had a 53% college-going rate, which was a significant drop even with years of declining enrollment, […]
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What the Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions means for Indiana students
State leaders and others are already worried about the declining college-going rate, which is especially low for Black and Hispanic and Latino students.
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Three new laws aim to help Hoosier students reach college
In 2020, the most recent year for which data is available, the state’s college-going rate dropped to 53%, a decline of 12 percentage points from five years before
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A housing program for single mothers is helping them go to college
Amanda Lowery was driving to school last summer when her phone rang. A few weeks earlier, the 32-year-old had started classes to earn her high school diploma. But what she really wanted was to go to college. A single mother who dropped out of high school at 16, Lowery was working two jobs when she […]
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To improve college scholarship program’s impact, Indiana might enroll students automatically
Despite success with enrollees and its more than 30-year track record, the scholarship program has struggled to attract students to enroll.