A Commitment to Transparency in Pricing and Value

Example of the postcard all accepted students at Ithaca College received to inform them of the college’s new pricing and values strategy.
Credit: Ithaca College

In 2022, all students accepted to Ithaca College in New York, U.S., received a print postcard with the tagline “No Surprises. No Secrets. No Stress.” That line summed up the college’s new pricing and values strategy. The Ithaca Commitment is based on a philosophy of transparency related to college costs and financial aid.

The commitment has four components, all aimed at building trust with prospective students and their families:

  • the Four-Year Financial Forecast, which provides a detailed, four-year overview of a student’s expected college costs and financial aid;
  • a streamlined financial aid process that includes the elimination of the College Scholarship Service Profile for aid consideration and details the multiple types of student aid eligibility;
  • one-on-one appointments with IC’s financial aid experts to discuss the best options for financing an IC education; and
  • one free IC Advantage course for students, allowing them to take a one-credit summer course at no cost and up to two additional one-credit courses for a small fee. Courses offered through the IC Advantage summer program help students feel confident in the transition to college.
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