College is expensive for most families, to be sure. And they all scramble to make it work.
But for low-income families, high tuition costs can rule out school altogether — financial burdens were cited by U.S. adults as the top reason for not pursuing an advanced degree in a Gallup survey this year. The system isn't set-up to attract lower-income students, Granville says.
"There's very little working to benefit students who are on the fence about attending college at all."…
"Our tribal colleges are a deep expression of self-determination and sovereignty. These education systems were created to support and build tribal leadership, to create education systems in which Native students can thrive and can build our economies," Rose said. "Not only are the proposed cuts a direct attack against the trust and treaty responsibility that the federal government has to postsecondary institutions, it inhibits tribes' ability to direct self-determination in our own education systems." She added that her organization and the institutions were connecting with the current administration to underscore just how critical Department of Interior funding is to tribal colleges.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/native-american-colleges-universities-funding-trump
