watch nowWithout broad-based student loan forgiveness, some colleges have a new strategy to keep students from drowning in debt.
Roughly two dozen schools have introduced "no-loan" policies, which means they are eliminating student loans altogether from their financial aid packages.
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Colby College in Waterville, Maine, has had a no-loan policy in place since 2008.
For Terra Gallo, who is a senior majoring in environmental policy, "Colby's no-loan policy and the fact that demonstrated need is met and accounted for was something that was important to both me and my family."
Persons:
Nicole Hurd, Hurd, Terra Gallo, Gallo, Colby, Jackie Hardwick, Hardwick, Randi Maloney, Robert Franek, Franek, Forrest Stuart
Organizations:
Lafayette College, Finance, Colby, Quest, Princeton, The Princeton
Locations:
Easton , Pennsylvania, Lafayette, Waterville , Maine, Jacksonville , Florida