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Postsecondary education, accompanied by a credential documenting mastered skills, is an important ticket out of poverty for a significant portion of the working population. However, even community college can be out of reach for many low-income working adults. Federal and state financial aid programs, which help millions of students pay for college, are far less available to working adults. They face a variety of barriers to receiving financial aid and require a distinct set of financing policies and opportunities in order to enroll, persist, and succeed in college. State governments are in a unique position to address these challenges.