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2. America's College Promise - Wikipedia

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   America's College Promise was a proposal by the Barack Obama administration to offer all students two free years of community college tuition. [1] [2] [3] It was based on the Tennessee Promise, a similar program for the state of Tennessee. State level programs, like the Tennessee Promise, have faced critique for their ability to fill tangible ...

3. American Opportunity Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   Originally proposed by President Barack Obama to help students and families pay for post-secondary education, the proposal called for a $4000 credit in exchange for 100 hours of community service. The stated goal of the credit was to, "cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university and make community college ...

4. Pell Grant - Wikipedia

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   A Pell Grant is a subsidy the U.S. federal government provides for students who need it to pay for college. Federal Pell Grants are limited to students with exceptional financial need, who have not earned their first bachelor's degree, or who are enrolled in certain post-baccalaureate programs, through participating institutions.

5. Obama Administration Pushes Extending College Tax Credit

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   The Obama administration is pushing to extend a temporary tax credit that helped lower the cost of college tuition for more than 12 million students last year. The American Opportunity Tax Credit ...

6. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Wikipedia

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   Expanded college credit House – $13.7 billion to provide a $2,500 expanded tax credit for college tuition and related expenses for 2009 and 2010. The credit is phased out for couples making more than $160,000. Senate – Reduces the amount that can be refunded to low-income families that pay no income taxes, lowering the cost to $13 billion.

7. Student financial aid in the United States - Wikipedia

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   To apply for federal financial aid, students must first complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid . The financial aid process has been criticized for its part in enrollment management, whereby students are awarded money not based on merit or need, but on the maximum the student families will pay. [1]