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This University In Westchester Ranks Among Top 10 Public Colleges In US, New Report Says
A college in Westchester is near the top of its class, according to a new report ranking the best public schools in the country.
The State University of New York at Purchase, more commonly known as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, has earned the No. 9 spot on the 2024 Top Public Schools Rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
The rankings on the list were determined by measuring several factors, including graduation rates, peer assessment, student-faculty ratio, first-generation graduation rate performance, borrower debt, and the number of alumni earning more than a high s…
$86 Billion: That's What Three Million New Yorkers Owe In Educational Loans
Student debt numbers are astronomically high in New York, with about three million residents owing a total of approximately $86 billion, News 10 reports.
The New York Assembly conducted a hearing Tuesday, Nov. 27 to determine whether or not legislative action may be necessary to alleviate the growing problem.
"New Yorkers are hurting. The student loan borrowers in this state are teachers, nurses, service members and veterans, young and old, urban and rural and black and white,” said Seth Frotman, the former Student Loan Ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
As a whole, Ame…