Students graduating from some Pittsburgh universities are leaving their studies with more than $50,000 in debt to private lenders. Are students getting the most out of less-expensive options?
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Maddy Franklin covers higher education. Email her at madison@publicsource.org
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Updated: With state funding in the balance, Pitt raises tuition by 2% for in-state families
Some observers say the tension over Pitt’s funding could distract officials from developing broader strategies to reduce the cost of college in one of the least affordable states for higher education.
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Supreme Court strikes down race-conscious admissions practices, impacting Pitt, CMU, Duquesne
The court’s ruling that race can no longer be a factor in admissions decisions could be “devastating” to efforts to diversify campuses, according to some observers.
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At Pitt, students with Pell Grants — geared to low-income households — are a relative rarity
Public research universities are gateways of opportunity, but Pell recipients, who come from families earning less than $40,000 a year, make up a smaller share of Pitt’s student body than they do at many similar schools.
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The high cost of higher ed: Pitt is one of the nation’s priciest public universities for local families
Even with financial aid, Pitt families pay more than those nationwide who send their children to their university next door.
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Federal financial aid is returning to PA prisons. But getting a college degree inside won’t be easy.
Incarcerated people hoping to prepare for life on the outside or just better themselves face waits, and programs are limited — but Pell Grants bring hope to some would-be students.
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CCAC has lost half its student body since 2010. As fewer students show, the consequences for Pittsburgh grow.
The pandemic accelerated enrollment declines at the Community College of Allegheny County, but the trend stretches back years.
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Student loan forgiveness faces an uncertain future. What does that mean for Pittsburghers?
Thousands of eligible people in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have applied for debt relief. Now, they’re in a holding pattern.
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Pitt’s chancellor-elect talks police relations, unionization and controversial speakers on campus after vote
Joan Gabel, president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota system and Twin Cities campus, is the first woman in Pitt’s 236-year history to hold the position.
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‘What about Black history bothers you?’ Pittsburgh students value AP African American Studies course criticized in other states
PPS Allderdice is one of about 60 schools nationwide that’s piloting the course, recently at the center of a curriculum debate.