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Does the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Promote Access to Postsecondary Education for Students from Low-Income Families in Louisiana?
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Frederick Thurber – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Louisiana concentrates its postsecondary financial aid funding in merit-based aid programs, as opposed to need-based aid programs. This study illuminates the distribution of Louisiana's merit-based financial aid program, Louisiana's Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), to students from difference socioeconomic backgrounds by describing…
Descriptors: College Students, Tuition, Access to Education, Low Income Students