College Insight
College Insight is a unique and valuable data resource for policymakers, journalists, and researchers interested in college affordability, student debt, economic and racial diversity, student success.
The Institute for College Access & Success
Learn About TICAS' 2023 Strategic PlanTICAS advocates for every student, regardless of race, ethnicity, or family wealth, to have access to a quality higher education program without the need to incur debt to realize their dreams of earning a college credential.
Our Work
We try to understand college opportunity through careful research and by listening to the students and those who serve them. We combine concrete, tailored policy recommendations with passionate, sophisticated advocacy, nationally and in California.
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Race and Economic Mobility: College Value at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Our latest brief examines economic outcomes for students at four-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
TICAS Michigan 2024 Playbook
This document outlines the TICAS Michigan team’s strategy and priorities for 2024, including community outreach, policy and advocacy, and research. The “Playbook” outlines TICAS Michigan’s policy goals for expanding college access, affordability, and success, and defines strategic themes for the upcoming year.
Key Finding
Average student debt at graduation in 2020 ranged from $18,350 in Utah to $39,950 in New Hampshire, and new graduates’ likelihood of having debt varied from 39 percent in Utah to 73 percent in South Dakota. In nineteen states, average debt was more than $30,000, and it was over $35,000 in six states. (Student Debt and the Class of 2020)
National Rural College Completion Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
Analysis
National Rural College Completion Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
TICAS is taking a keen approach in raising awareness of the issues facing Rural-Serving Institutions. In this brief, we highlight key facts and barriers rural students and Rural-Serving Institutions face, make recommendations to address them, and raise the importance of centering the diversity of rural communities in completion research and policy.
Chairwoman Foxx's Higher Education Proposal Falls Short on Student Protections, College Affordability
News & Media
Chairwoman Foxx's Higher Education Proposal Falls Short on Student Protections, College Affordability
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