Student loans

DACA recipient Nohemi Salas is enrolled in the dental hygienist program at Community College of Denver and received Colorado state financial aid to help pay for college.

Colorado joins handful of states that give financial aid to undocumented college students

September 9, 2021On Course

One of the biggest barriers to attending and finishing college is money. Yet, most undocumented students are not eligible for federal financial aid.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders faces a very large crowd of young people who hold their hands up in the air after he asks who among them has student loans.

#6. @realDonaldTrump What will you do to alleviate student loan debt? #100Days100Qs

January 25, 2017Education

Man in suit standing next to school sign

Halfway through med school, undocumented students worry Trump will derail their progress

December 23, 2016Education

Sally Teixeira studied to be a medical administrative assistant, but she now works at a deli in Cambridge, Mass.

Did college mislead students? They wait, hoping for debt relief.

July 1, 2015Education

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