Financial Health

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos didn't offer any reassurances as student loan borrowers near having to make payments again.

Undergraduate enrollment is still down across higher education, according to the latest National Student Clearinghouse report. Black and Hispanic enrollment in community colleges is still down more than white and Asian enrollment.

Four-year colleges increased prices at the lowest rate in three decades, on average. But the COVID-19 pandemic's greatest effects on pricing, funding and student aid might still be to come.

New research on how some free college programs affect enrollment is promising. But it comes at a time when some of these programs are being scaled back due to the pandemic.

As states begin slashing budgets, some free college programs are feeling the sting.

The average amount of loans that bachelor's degree graduates hold has been relatively flat the past few years. But there's still much work to do, experts say.

The need for safety, training and planning drove these community college leaders to choose online learning for the fall.

Federal loan disbursements were down across the board this summer, but for-profit colleges were hit particularly hard.