College affordability is a common concern that many prospective and current students have and a challenging issue that colleges and universities face. In this Higher Ed Advisor fiscal resiliency podcast episode, MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) Associate Vice President for Enrollment, Drew Whipple, and Ardeo Education Solutions President, Peter Samuelson, alongside Baker Tilly’s Christine Smith explore loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs) as an innovative solution that gives students access to higher education and improves institutional enrollment. Plus, we learn about the success of LRAPs in MNU’s “Pioneer Pledge” program, the many benefits of LRAPs, how the programs work and ways LRAPs contribute to institutional fiscal resiliency. 

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