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Youngwan Song; Ross Rubenstein – Research in Higher Education, 2024
While considerable evidence has accumulated on state-funded merit-based scholarships, research on the effects of specific scholarship design choices has been thin, perhaps in part because cross-state comparisons are difficult. As one of the only states to enact major changes in the design of its merit-based scholarship program, Georgia provides a…
Descriptors: College Choice, Scholarships, High School Graduates, Program Design
Jonathan Edgar Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) conducted a national report which indicated a disproportionate percentage of music education and performance graduates according to race, with black students graduating at 6.6% (McKoy, 2012). HBCUs are vital to improving the representation of Blacks, especially in high-need schools and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Music Education, Academic Degrees, African American Students
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Secore, Scott – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2019
The reasons a student may choose to enroll and matriculate at a particular postsecondary institution are many. Yet a sense of belonging and a strong emotional connection often supply all the incentive students need. Campus environments play a central role in the college choice process as the ecology, climate, and culture of an institution…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Environment, College Choice, Academic Persistence
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Handel, Stephen J. – College and University, 2020
Janet Marling is the Executive Director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), which is housed at the University of North Georgia. NISTS was established in 2002 at the University of North Texas and later moved to its present location in 2012. During this time, NISTS has grown into one of the largest national…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Higher Education, Equal Education, Community Colleges
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Johnson, Carrie L.; O'Neill, Barbara; Worthy, Sheri Lokken; Lown, Jean M.; Bowen, Cathy F. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2016
This study used data from online focus groups collected from November 2014 to April 2015 to understand college students' decision-making processes when borrowing money to finance their education. Data were collected using an online course management system. Results suggest that (a) students relied heavily on advice from parents, guidance…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Paying for College, Loan Repayment
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Trivette, Michael J.; English, David J. – Educational Policy, 2017
College access for undocumented students in the United States continues to be a politically contested issue in many states across the country. Whereas a growing number have created friendly admission policies, such as in-state tuition benefits, other states--like Georgia--impose restrictive guidelines that work to reduce the number of undocumented…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Undocumented Immigrants, Nonprofit Organizations, Politics of Education