Beginning award year 2011, this dataset lists loan forgiveness recipients in New York State, administered by the Higher Education Services Corporation. It includes the number of recipients and award dollars by program type and the Department of Labor-defined region of employment. The data is sourced from data.ny.gov and was last updated on 2026-05-22.
Use Cases
- Analyzing regional distribution of loan forgiveness funds using Region Name and Loan Forgiveness Program Dollars.
- Comparing program participation across years using Award Year and Loan Forgiveness Program Headcount.
- Evaluating program effectiveness by type using Loan Forgiveness Program Name and associated Dollars and Headcount.
Strengths
- Data covers award years from 2011 onward, providing a longitudinal view.
- Includes both recipient counts (Headcount) and financial amounts (Dollars) for granular analysis.
- Uses official New York State Department of Labor region definitions for spatial consistency.
Limitations
- Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- License information is unknown, which could restrict usage.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-22.
Provenance
- Source
- Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) via data.ny.gov.
- Collection Method
- Collated by recipient region of employment using New York State Department of Labor definitions.
- Time Range
- Beginning award year 2011.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-22 21:13:00.
- Geography
- New York State, divided into Department of Labor regions.