NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Pell Grant Program1
Assessments and Surveys
National Assessment of…1
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Brittani Williams – Education Trust, 2024
For decades, college tuition costs have been skyrocketing, yet state financial aid has failed to meet the increasing economic needs of college students -- leaving many young people with the choice of bridging the financial gap by taking out student loans or not attending college at all. This pressing issue of rising college tuition is not just a…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, State Aid, Barriers
National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs, 2023
Each year, NASSGAP completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information in this report is based on academic year…
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Grants, National Organizations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Marcus, Jon – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
In July 2012, the executive doctoral class of 2013 from the University of Pennsylvania's Higher Education Management Program in the Graduate School of Education conducted a study of higher education in Ireland. The international study, an important component of the executive doctoral program, mirrored and built on research completed by Joni Finney…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Higher Education, Doctoral Programs
Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
This report portrays various performance indicators that are intended to facilitate an assessment of the postsecondary education system in Illinois. Descriptive statistics are presented for Illinois and five other comparison states as well as the nation. Comparison states were selected according to the degree of similarity of population…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Indicators, Enrollment, Graduation Rate
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2009
"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Public Policy, Tuition
Harnisch, Thomas L. – American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2009
Access to a quality, affordable college education remains a cornerstone of American economic and social development. Individuals from all backgrounds need the knowledge and skills afforded by higher education to compete in an increasingly integrated--and competitive--global economy. Greater educational attainment correlates with many positive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Financial Needs, Core Curriculum, Educational Attainment
Sinsabaugh, Nancy, Ed. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2007
This collection of best practices shares how 18 higher education institutions across the country have successfully evaluated and redesigned their student financial services programs to improve services to students and their parents and find cost savings for the institution. This volume illustrates how other institutions have successfully tackled…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Financial Aid, Financial Services, Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Fitzgerald, Brian K. – Change, 2004
Despite federal investments in student aid--plus tax credits exceeding $70 billion and state expenditures for institutions and students exceeding $65 billion--record high financial barriers erected by recent changes in tuition and financial aid have prevented hundreds of thousands of college-qualified high school graduates from enrolling in…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Economically Disadvantaged, High School Graduates, Higher Education