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Biden Admin Forgives $6B in Debt for Former Art Institute Students

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The Biden administration announced May 1 that the Department of Education (ED) would automatically forgive all remaining federal student debt for people who attended any Art Institute campus between Jan. 1, 2004, and Oct. ED will also refund all payments borrowers made toward student debt used to pay for an Art Institute education.

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Watchdog: Colleges Should Improve Outreach to Students With Disabilities

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A watchdog called on the Department of Education to do more to help students with disabilities. The increase is largely driven by more students reporting mental health conditions or attention-deficit disorder, the report stated. million in 2004 to 3.5 As of 2020, approximately 21% of college students report having a disability.

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Closed Colleges: List, Statistics, and Major Closures

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1] Check Nearly 80% of colleges closed between 2004-2020 were for-profit schools. [2] The COVID-19 pandemic brought economic challenges to nearly every industry, including higher education. Check Campus closures peaked in the years leading up to the pandemic, driven by private for-profit college closures. [1]

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How the Supreme Court Could Change College Admissions

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Many legal experts, higher education professionals, and journalists expect that the Court will rule in favor of SFFA, thus overturning more than 40 years of legal precedent that has allowed the use of race in college admissions. There is a great deal of speculation that colleges will abandon the use of legacy admissions as well.

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Guest Blog: How You’ll Go to College Helps Decide Where to Go to College

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The College Spy periodically welcomes guest blogs from other experts and thought leaders on topics we believe will be of interest to parents and students on the journey from high school to higher education. For example, the median salary for a computer science grad at Indiana State is $51,642 (at an average annual cost of $13,896).

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Early Decision is a Racket

Admissions Madness

Early Decision (ED) differs from Early Action (EA) or Priority deadlines because students may only apply to a single ED school. In contrast, most universities permit students to apply to as many EA options as they wish. The first early admissions deadlines arose in the 1950s. A common question I receive is whether ED is really binding.

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These States Offer College Scholarships, Financial Aid to Former Foster Youth

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Most states have extensive financial aid programs for former foster youth. states, students with experience in foster care don't have to pay tuition. Many states, however, have strict requirements students must meet to qualify for aid. states (31), SEFC can qualify for tuition waivers. In more than half of U.S.