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Inside Higher Ed: Will the FAFSA Fiasco Kill Off Some Colleges?

 

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June 03, 2024

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Some colleges on the brink might be pushed over it, Husch Blackwell's Chuck Ambrose and Michael T. Nietzel, president emeritus of Missouri State University, write.

Battered by enrollment losses from the COVID pandemic, inflationary pressures, and persistent questions about the value of college degrees, financially imperiled colleges now face a new threat to their economic sustainability and missions. The completely bungled roll-out by the U.S. Department of Education of what was intended to be a simpler, more user-friendly Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is instead causing a precipitous decline in the number of students completing the form.

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Chuck Ambrose

Senior Education Consultant