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Shohfi, Kyle D. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
To address concerns about the public postsecondary education offerings available to District of Columbia residents, the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-98) established the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program. The program is meant to provide college-bound DC residents with a greater array of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Tuition Grants, College Bound Students, Undergraduate Students
McDonough, Patricia M.; Calderone, Shannon M.; Purdy, William C. – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2007
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) commissioned this paper to help policy leaders and decision makers understand the impact of selected state financial aid programs on students' choices--choices of which college to attend, where to attend college, and even whether to attend college at all. As the paper shows, states…
Descriptors: State Aid, Federal Government, Student Financial Aid, Grants
National Commission on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1983
Current federal student financial assistance programs are described, and their impact on access to and choice of postsecondary education are assessed. In addition, recommendations and policy options for promoting educational opportunity are offered. Findings of the following eight studies are analyzed: (1) changes in college attendance and student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, College Students, Cooperative Education