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Omnibus spending bill for 2023 includes Pell grant increase Prior to adjourning for 2022, Congress passed, and the president signed, a massive omnibus spending bill to fund the government in 2023. The bill included a $500 increase in the maximum Pell grant award, another step toward doubling the Pell [...]

NACAC endorses legislation to increase oversight of for-profit colleges Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation to convene an inter-agency committee to oversee for-profit colleges. NACAC is among several organizations supporting the bill, which seeks to address a gap in inter-governmental oversight of [...]

The population impacted the most by changes to college admission policies and practices now has an opportunity to inspire change and increase equity.  Arlington, VA (December 15, 2022) – With the support of a grant from The Kresge Foundation, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) will [...]

NACAC among 10 national organizations collaborating to improve student aid offers and transparency on the cost of college Arlington, VA (November 29, 2022) – The higher education community is committed to providing students financial aid information that is clear, accurate, and transparent about the cost of college. This goal [...]

NACAC, Title IV-A Coalition Advocate for State Educational Support Grants NACAC, as part of the Title IV-A Coalition, issued a letter to Congress urging legislators to fund Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title IV-A state block grants at $2 billion for FY 2023. Title IV-A provides federal block grants [...]

Part-time and full-time admissions officers from accredited universities are invited to participate in a research study on making the assessment of personal qualities like kindness and leadership more feasible, reliable, and equitable. Collaborators will rate personal qualities in anonymous 150-word student writing samples.  Collaborators who rate 100 samples (which takes [...]

First unveiled to members at NACAC Conference 2022, the new logo and website better align the organization’s visual identity with its mission and vision.  Arlington, VA (October 17, 2022) – The National Association for College Admission Counseling today unveiled a new logo and redesigned website at nacacnet.org. As the [...]

With funding from Lumina Foundation, NACAC will convene higher education leaders to act on the insights from the “Toward a More Equitable Future for Postsecondary Access” report. Arlington, VA (June 21, 2022) – The National Association for College Admission Counseling will convene a facilitated symposium to operationalize the framework [...]

Well-known for playing the character Pray Tell on FX’s Pose drama series, Porter will bring his message of living authentically to thousands of college admission counseling professionals at NACAC Conference 2022 in Houston, TX. Arlington, VA (May 19, 2022) – Billy Porter, an artist with a remarkable life story [...]

NACAC, the Equity Research Cooperative (EqRC), and a University of Maryland-led research team will join efforts to examine equity outcomes of test-optional and test-free college admission policies.  Arlington, VA (April 21, 2022) – The abrupt elimination of testing requirements for admission to more than 1,800 postsecondary institutions during the pandemic [...]