Dollars and Sense: Student Loan Forgiveness and Advancing Racial Equity

By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU With Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan being blocked by a Texas judge who deemed the plan as unlawful,  Texas Tech academics and potential recipients spoke on how the financial assistance can advance racial equity in communities of color. The plan called for the cancellation of federal student loans up […]

College Affordability And Where Texas Tech Fits In

“There’s about $1.2 trillion in student loans at the national level,” Sue McMillin said. “About $70 billion towards that comes from Texas students.” McMillin, president and CEO of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, said most Texas students graduate with around $25,000 in student loan debt. The panel at the “Making Higher Ed Affordable” session […]

Understanding Student Financial Planning

Sallie Mae’s Smart Option Student Loan provides undergraduate students with the choice of three repayment options: a deferred repayment; fixed repayment; or interest repayment, according to the Sallie Mae website. Photo by Alicia Keene   Sallie Mae has been a go-to for many college students when it comes to student loans. Sources like this and many […]

Financial Magazine Ranks Tech Among Tops

Texas Tech University was recently ranked the 20th best value among schools that cost less than $30,000 per year by the same magazine that recently listed Tech as No. 11 for having students graduate with the least average debt. Tech is the only Texas college on Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine’s list, but Oklahoma State University […]