The partnership with BPP will benefit people who want to study locally, says Mr Taylor, allowing the college to "offer undergraduate programmes at affordablefees in our own classrooms".
The company currently allows its borrowers who are underwater or who have less than 20% equity to refinance with reduced documentation and fees under the Home Affordable Refinance Program.
The contraception requirement stems from a piece of the 2010 Affordable Care Act that requires insurance policies to cover preventive health services without charging out-of-pocket fees to enrollees.
We could continue increasing our fees each year by the 5.9% we averaged over the past decade and then discounting those fees by 45% or more--or we could break the cycle, make ourselves more affordable and accessible and direct precious financial aid dollars toward students who truly need them.