Ascent Blog

Enter Ascent’s Second Annual 50 Days of $1,000 Scholarships

Aug 06, 2024 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students, In the Press

Starting today, you can enter for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship from Ascent every weekday through August 10,… Read More

3 Steps to Help You Decide on a College Major

Dec 14, 2023 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students

We’ve compiled three steps to help you decide on a college major, not just based on your interests and passions,… Read More

The Differences Between Wants and Needs as a College Student

Jan 13, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students

College is a time of newfound freedom as well as increased responsibilities for students transitioning from the comfort of their… Read More

Ascent Launches New Bright Futures™ Engine to Bring Transparency to the College Decision Making Process

Apr 15, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students, In the Press, News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SAN DIEGO, CA (December 10, 2019) – From chemical engineering to sociology, a student’s future earnings after… Read More

School is in Session, But Students Still Don’t Have the Money They Need – New Study Reveals What Students Are Actually Doing About It

Sep 01, 2022 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, In the Press, News

Ascent 2019 fall national study measures college students’ preparedness to pay for college for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read More

Exploring Your Options: 4 Ways to Choose Between A College Dorm or Living Off-Campus

Jul 26, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools

Living or off-campus is one of the biggest choices to make. We’ve put together four tips to help you choose… Read More

Ascent Funding’s 2019 National Study Perceptions & Realities of Paying for College

Apr 21, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: For College Students, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, In the Press

Ascent Funding’s 2019 national study of students and parents explores their perceptions before starting college and the impact of reality… Read More

A Different Perspective on How to Approach Paying for College | Ascent CEO Ken Ruggiero on It’s Your Business on KCBQ-AM

Apr 22, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students, News, Uncategorized

Click here to listen to how Ken is changing the student loan industry in his full interview with @RichardMuscio on… Read More

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Solutions to Help Your Students Get Funding

May 03, 2022 | By: Abigail Liu
Categories: Blog, For Schools, Research & Insights

The Ascent program is guided by a focus on transparency, financial education and student outcomes, working with students and families… Read More

More Risk, Less Reward? New Study Finds College Students Taking on More Financial Responsibility While Lacking Confidence in Value of Education

Jun 09, 2020 | By: Ascent
Categories: For Cosigners, For Schools, For Students, In the Press

July 9, 2018 (SAN DIEGO, CA) — As thousands of college students finalize their financial aid plans for the coming… Read More

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