College Tuition

A bill passed in the Michigan Senate would make completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, a requirement for a high school diploma.

Michigan’s 15 public universities have joined a nationwide initiative to make student financial aid offers more transparent and standardized.

Student loan payments were paused during the pandemic. In that time, millions of borrowers have had their loan servicer change. Attorney General Dana Nessel signed a letter with 18 other attorneys general, calling on the Biden administration to protect borrowers who run into processing issues.

In the last year, Michigan’s enrollment rates have declined 4% — the largest decrease in the country. This data comes from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which has been tracking enrollment rates by state since 2019.

A package of bills would expand The Michigan Reconnect program, which currently provides free tuition to people ages 25 and older pursuing an associate degree or skilled trade certificate. The new bills would temporarily make people as young as 21 eligible.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to help store clerks and nursing home staff who are showing up for work during the COVID-19 crisis pay for college or job…

Michigan State University announced it won’t raise tuition rates for the next school year amid COVID-19 pandemic.MSU president Samuel Stanley Jr.…

Today on Stateside, a public policy and economics professor at Hillsdale College weighs in on the free college tuition proposals that are bound to arise…

Battle Creek mom Lori Truex didn't have the money to pay her daughter's Michigan State University tuition.But she didn't let that stop her. Truex decided…

Michigan college students who graduated in 2014 had $29,450 in student loan debt on average – the ninth highest in the nation, according to a new study…