Before the pandemic, only about 8% of employers offered student loan repayment assistance as a benefit, according to a 2019 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.

The Biden Administration's Build Back Better Act could provide some momentum for a much-needed overhaul of disjointed education and career-training systems, a report says.

"Professors like me shouldn't lose our jobs just because we have opinions," former Collin College history professor Lora Burnett said.

Two-year institutions and students are holding out hope that key portion of Biden plan can be saved, though it is unlikely.