advocates were quick to criticize the shift in policy. Debbie Cochrane, vice president of the Institute for College Access and Success, said if DeVos's goal was improve upon what she called a "muddled process" for student relief, the department's announcement shows they are moving in the wrong direction.
Date: Dec 21, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Betsy DeVos takes action on backlog of student debt relief claims
The new draconian limits on student loan discharges would punish borrowers who manage to stay afloat despite being mistreated by their schools,said Debbie Cochrane, vice president at the Institute for College Access and Success, an education nonprofit. A student lured into enrolling in and borro
Date: Dec 21, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Student loan debt for bachelor's degree recipients continues to grow
State disinvestment in higher education over the last several years largely explains why college costs continue to rise and student debt continues to grow, said Debbie Cochrane, the vice president of TICAS. States need to increase their per-student level of support for public colleges, she said. S
Compared to federal loans, private loanswhether from banks, states, or schoolscan be much harder to repay, especially if the borrower hits hard times, says Debbie Cochrane, a co-author of TICASs loan report.
Date: Oct 18, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
Everything ITT students need to know now that the for-profit school has closed
were to transfer ITT credits into a nursing program at another school. But if that student transferred out of ITT into a similar program that he fails to complete, the closed-school option would still be on the table, said Debbie Cochrane, vice president at the Institute for College Access and Success.
Date: Sep 07, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Everything ITT students need to know now that the for-profit school has closed
redits into anursing program at another school. But if that student transferred out ofITT into a similarprogram that he failed to complete in recent months, the closed-school option would still be on the table, said Debbie Cochrane, vice president at the Institute for College Access and Success.
Date: Sep 07, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Not everyone agrees on Hillary Clinton's big, bold plan for college affordability
The federal-state partnership that underpins Clintons higher education agenda would benefit families across the income spectrum, said Debbie Cochrane, research director atthe Institute for College Access and Success. The originalplan,dubbed the New College Compact, would pour morefederal dollar
The key is recognizing we know very little about what works in loan counseling, said Debbie Cochrane, research director for the institute. We need to know what information is really going to help borrowers make the best decision for them, and for some that may mean not borrowing at all.