Discussion of prepaid college tuition plans looks at their strengths and weaknesses and provides an analysis to illustrate their use as an alternative in funding a child's future education. It is noted that, although some financial planners argue against them, they can offer significant savings by locking in tuition rates. (MSE)

Analysis of tax treatment of tuition prepayment plans suggests that they expose parents and institutions to serious risks and cannot be expected to provide a useful form of insurance. The only two published rulings subject investors to harsh tax treatment and address only one controversial form of prepayment plan. (MSE)

Provides an annotated list of books, articles, newsletters, and web sites that may be helpful to new and experienced administrators. Explains how some of the resources address financial aid and enrollment management from historical and structural perspectives. Demonstrates how financial aid and enrollment management function in tandem to maintain…

Demand for Pell Grant financial aid has become difficult to predict when using the current microsimulation model. This paper proposes an alternative model that uses aggregate data (based on individuals' microlevel decisions and macrodata on family incomes, college costs, and opportunity wages) and avoids some limitations of simple linear models.…

Describes how delivering on the promises of broad-based merit scholarships has been neither easy nor cheap. Problems with such programs, which offer scholarship money to in-state students who meet modest academic requirements, include skyrocketing costs, intense popularity with the public which makes change difficult, legal challenges, and many…

Student aid has changed greatly over recent decades. Tuition costs have increased dramatically, increased competition for students has given rise to enrollment management, and increased funding for federal programs has led to expanded federal involvement in student financial aid. (JM)

This study examines the global trend in shifting university costs from national governments to individual students and families, with a specific focus on the existing cost-sharing model in Australian higher education. The research examines the manner in which the availability of income-contingent loans (through the Higher Education Contribution…

Examined higher education costs (expenditures) paid by institutions and prices paid by students and their families. The detailed analyses found variations in the nature and the strength of relationships between costs and prices across types of institutions, and within types of institutions over time. (EV)

Describes how students' financing choices, together with institutional policies and practices in student advising, can impede or facilitate persistence and degree attainment among nontraditional students. (EV)

Outlines design issues involved with introducing an income-contingent, college student-loan program and describes the solutions adopted by Australian and New Zealand governments. Uses dynamic microsimulation to simulate the likely future repayment profiles for two Australian ICL schemes and assesses the proportion of total debt repaid. (19…

Graduates (n=53) of a nontraditional doctoral program in pharmacy at the University of Kentucky and graduates (n=25) of a traditional program were surveyed concerning how they financed their education. Employer tuition reimbursement was an important factor for both groups, suggesting its value in attracting and maintaining motivated and qualified…

Looks at graduate school decision making and discusses cost, number of professional degrees conferred, evaluating schools and programs, placement after graduation, salary expectations, and personal factors to be considered. Provides a list of agencies for further information. (JOW)

Stresses the need for more scholarship monies being made available to Hispanic students to meet the high costs of college tuition and living expenses. Provides information on 39 scholarships available to Hispanics, including name and address of program, contact person, amount of scholarship, and scholarship requirements. (LP)

Examines the debt burden of 1992-1993 bachelor's degree recipients in light of their financial circumstances approximately 4 years after graduation. Data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study show that about one-half of all 1992-1993 bachelor's degree recipients borrowed to help pay for their undergraduate education, and about…

Influenced by inflammatory press attention, the American public has increasingly exhibited "sticker shock" over the rising cost of attending college. Asserts that although public concern has prompted corresponding government inquiry, a comprehensive examination of the nature and causes of these higher costs and the action needed by higher…