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Weekly Address: A New College Scorecard

Summary: 
The President speaks about the launch of a new College Scorecard, meant to help students and parents identify which schools provide the biggest bang for your buck.

In this week's address, the President announced the launch of a new College Scorecard, meant to help students and parents identify which schools provide the biggest bang for your buck. Designed with input from those who will use it most, the Scorecard offers reliable data on factors important to prospective students, such as how much graduates earn, and how much debt they have when they graduate.

In an economy where some higher education is still the surest ticket to the middle class, the choices that Americans make when searching for and selecting a college have never been more important. That’s why the President is committed to making sure there exists reliable information that helps students find the college that best fits their needs so that they can succeed.

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See the College Scorecard Read the Related Fact Sheet