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Reducing Student Debt Through Comprehensive College-Access Programming
A research brief for institutional program directors who need peer-reviewed evidence that comprehensive college-access programming reduces student debt.
- The student debt crisis by the numbers — and why it's a program issue
- Federal Reserve research: targeted financial counseling reduced borrowing by 33%
- U.S. Department of Education findings on hands-on FAFSA assistance
- The 5 components of a debt-reducing college-access program
- Large group engagement models starting at $5,499
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The Research Behind Debt-Minimizing College Access
Student debt is a crisis. Your program can do something about it.
The average student graduates with $37,000 in debt. But that number isn't inevitable — it's the result of students making college choices without a roadmap. Comprehensive college-access programming doesn't just help students get in. It helps them borrow less.
Comprehensive programming that reduces debt
Authority backed by research
Mikael Davis Academy has helped secure over $38 million in financial aid — much of it through institutional partnerships with programs like yours. This brief presents the peer-reviewed research behind our debt-minimizing approach and the 5 components that translate it into measurable results.
Evidence, not promises
$38M+
in financial aid secured
33%
borrowing reduction in Federal Reserve study
$5,499+
large group engagement starting price
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