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Download full textBell, Elizabeth – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2021
Tuition-free college policies have gained momentum since the implementation of the Tennessee Promise, which provides financial aid to students pursuing two-year post-secondary degrees in Tennessee. While previous research has addressed the effects of similar programs on student outcomes, scholars have yet to thoroughly investigate potential…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, State Programs
Poutre, Alain; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2018
Tennessee is at the vanguard of the free-college movement. Launched in 2015, Tennessee Promise makes technical and community colleges tuition-free for recent high school graduates in the state. With the addition of Tennessee Reconnect in 2018, adult students can attend tuition-free as well. The efforts of the state's leadership, especially its…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, State Programs, Tuition
Carlson, Andrew; Laderman, Sophia; Pearson, Denise; Whitfield, Christina – State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2016
A number of states have adopted, considered or proposed legislation creating promise programs. These proposals often are viewed as cost-effective strategies to encourage or promote postsecondary enrollment and improve attainment of credentials of value. For our purpose, credentials of value refer to certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Certificates, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2011
"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, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2009
Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) Section 49-7-2 (c) (7) requires the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to "submit a biennial report to the governor and the general assembly, commenting upon major developments, trends, new policies, budgets and financial considerations which in the judgment of the commission will be useful to the governor…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Colleges, Public Colleges, State Standards
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2009
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly to achieve coordination and foster unity with regard to higher education. The Commission coordinates two systems of higher education: the University of Tennessee institutions governed by the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, and the state…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Universities, Governing Boards, State Colleges
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2008
The Division of Policy, Planning, and Research has assembled the Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book which is a compilation of statistical information pertaining to higher education in Tennessee. This Fact Book contains tables and charts with data relevant to enrollment and transfers, persistence and attainment, and fiscal information about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Trends, Transfer Students, Academic Persistence
