Thursday, February 28, 2008

Article: Financial Aid Pledges to Reduce Student Debt

Information from:
LIFE of Florida homepage: http://lifeofflorida.blogspot.com/
Learning is for Everyone, Inc homepage & Forums: http://www.Learningis4everyone.org

Low-income students and families often assume that college is
financially out of reach, or that they will need to borrow heavily to
cover all the costs. However, financial aid can make a college
education much more affordable than the "sticker price" might imply. A
number of schools have developed special targeted financial aid
"pledges" that limit or eliminate student loans from financial aid
packages, and reduce costs for students and families.
Pledges send a strong message about financial expectations and
affordability to low- and middle-income students.
In order to promote the understanding and further development of such
pledges, we have compiled descriptions of these programs (see below).
We have also analyzed the net cost of attendance for families with
various incomes to attend many of these schools. See our sortable
chart, or the full analysis.
Read full story and see complete list here:
http://projectonstudentdebt.org/pc_institution.php

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