Lincoln Educational Services Corporation offers institutional loans with a 7 percent interest rate. The company has explained to investors several times how its loan program helps them comply with ...

Tlaloc Fierro spent only a couple of semesters at Eckerd College, dropping out in the spring of 2007. But the $500 debt they accrued while there — and the consequences of it — followed Fierro for ...

A proposed state law would prevent Georgia colleges from using a student owing money to the school as a reason to withhold a student’s transcript should they need it for a job. House Bill 39, filed ...

Blanket policies to withhold academic transcripts from students with outstanding loan debt to colleges are “abusive under the Consumer Financial Protection Act,” the Consumer Financial Protection ...

When colleges refuse, because of a student’s loan balance, to release transcripts for coursework completed, the student cannot transfer to complete a degree or apply for jobs that might help them ...

Graduation can be unachievable for students with institutional debt. Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. The Student Loan Fund is a student ...

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona this month said colleges withholding transcripts from students who owe them money drives inequitable outcomes, marking the first time ever the nation's top ...

We all know the way we fund college in this country is a mess, and that our current student loan debt situation is unsustainable. As higher education costs continue to rise and the value of some ...

Colleges are interested in AI summaries of transcripts, extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation that tell ...

If you’ve ever taken a college course, you have an academic record. If you need to verify your academic credentials, such as when you’re applying to a new school or for employment, you may be asked ...

Transcript withholding can make it difficult for students to apply for jobs even if they’ve graduated, since they can’t prove to prospective employers that they have a degree. By Meredith Kolodner ...