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Zhao, Bo – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2019
Public higher education produces many benefits that are vital to the New England economy, but it is increasingly at risk following years of state budget cuts. In 2017 in New England, real per-student state funding for higher education was lower than it was in 2008, with a double-digit decline in each of the region's states except Maine. States…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Retrenchment, Budgeting
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Lee, Jungmin – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2016
This study tested the Bennett hypothesis by examining whether four-year colleges changed listed tuition and fees, the amount of institutional grants per student, and room and board charges after their states implemented statewide merit-based aid programs. According to the Bennett hypothesis, increases in government financial aid make it easier for…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, Student Costs, Hypothesis Testing, Change
Beer, Allison; Bray, Jacob B. – Association of Community College Trustees, 2020
Community college students face a number of financial decisions and obligations along the path to degree completion. Students must secure resources to pay for college expenses, including their tuition, fees, and basic living necessities. Central to this is students' abilities to access financial aid resources including federal, state, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Needs, Money Management
Delta Cost Project at American Institutes for Research, 2010
This State Profile from the Delta Cost Project presents data on key Delta metrics for public research, master's, bachelor's, and community college sectors in the state of Massachusetts. The data are limited to a five-year period, showing data for the most recent year, and the five-year change.
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Costs, Tuition, Fees
Massachusetts State Dept. of Medical Security, Boston. – 1994
This report contains data on current participation in and compliance with Massachusetts state regulations on health insurance coverage for college students. State regulations require that all full and three quarter time college students enrolled in the 121 public or independent institutions in the state participate in a qualifying student health…
Descriptors: College Students, Compliance (Legal), Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Massachusetts State Board of Regents of Higher Education, Boston. – 1989
Historical information is provided on required student fees at Massachusetts public universities and colleges from fall 1982 to the present. Information on current fees subject to the 30% guideline is also included. Two sections of the report deal respectively with: (1) total required fees (recent trends in fees and comparison with state…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Mitchell, Peter M.; Dars, Lewis – 1988
Legal and policy initiatives to achieve various tuition policy goals are proposed for the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education. The suggested tuition policy builds on the policy adopted by the Board in 1984. Details are provided on tuition and access, tuition and equity, the margin for excellence, tuition and fees, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Finance