Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education

Legislation Amends Door to College Scholarship Act to Add GED Award to Eligibility Criteria

LB306, which was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor on June 4, 2025, expands eligibility for the Door to College Scholarship to students who received a GED award or a high school diploma. The new criterion will go into effect in September 2025 and applies to students enrolling in the fall 2025 term.

Factual Look at Higher Education in Nebraska - 2025

The 2025 Factual Look at Higher Education in Nebraska uses data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys from 2014-15 to 2024-25 to provide comparative data for Nebraska's public higher education institutions. This report reviews 10-year trends in postsecondary enrollments and degree attainment by sector and by institution.

For information related to the most recent data, please contact Jill Heese, CCPE Research Director, at 402-471-0031 or Jill.Heese@nebraska.gov.