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Download full textLaura W. Perna – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2024
As in other nations, higher education has many benefits for individual participants and for communities in the United States. But, the opportunity to attain higher education is unequal. To understand the forces that contribute to higher education attainment in the United States, this essay first provides a brief overview of the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, High School Graduates, College Freshmen, Educational Attainment
B. Heath Witzen – Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, 2021
The College and Career Readiness and College Completion Act (CCR-CCA) of 2013 (Chapter 533, Senate Bill 740, 2013) passed the Maryland General Assembly in 2013 with the goal of improving college and career outcomes for Maryland students. One policy included in the legislation was a tuition cost reduction for select high school students who dually…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Tuition Grants, Lunch Programs, Low Income Students
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
Kramer, Jenna W. – AERA Open, 2020
Technology-facilitated interventions following high school graduation have shown promise for increasing the likelihood of college matriculation, but we know little about how to fine-tune these tools. I conducted an experiment in which college-intending Tennessee high school graduates received informational messages in distinct behavioral frames:…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Males, First Generation College Students, African American Students
Direct linkSantelices, María Verónica; Catalán, Ximena; Kruger, Diana; Horn, Catherine – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2016
This article explores the determinants of persistence in the Chilean higher education system, considering academic and socio-demographic factors as well as the role of financial aid. The financial aid policy for students in Chile has undergone major changes over the last decade, which has allowed individuals from usually underrepresented income…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Financial Aid Applicants, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid)
