New Analysis: Affordability Gaps Remain in Great Lakes States — from ncan.org by Louisa Woodhouse
Key Takeaways
- In every Great Lakes state except Illinois and Minnesota, students face affordability gaps greater than the national average of $1,555.
- Five out of six Great Lakes states have a smaller percentage of affordable public bachelor’s-granting institutions than the national average of 35% of postsecondary institutions.
- In two states (Ohio and Wisconsin), the affordability gap for students at public bachelor’s-granting institutions is more than twice the national average.
- Still, a subset of states have committed to making community college more affordable. In Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan there is no affordability gap, on average, for students to attend community college.