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Using a Merit-Based Scholarship Program to Increase Rates of College Enrollment in an Urban School District: The Case of the Pittsburgh Promise
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Bozick, Robert; Gonzalez, Gabriella; Engberg, John – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2015
The Pittsburgh Promise is a scholarship program that provides $5,000 per year toward college tuition for public high school graduates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who earned a 2.5 GPA and a 90% attendance record. This study used a difference-in-difference design to assess whether the introduction of the Promise scholarship program directly…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, College Bound Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Management
California Student Resource Survey, No. 2.
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California State Student Aid Commission, Sacramento. – 1976
Information on California Colleges and Universities is presented to add to the understanding of postsecondary education and help to plan and to decide more effectively concerning student financial aid programs and policies. A survey was made of students of California state and private community colleges, and colleges and universities. Examined are…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Family Income, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Beyond the Borders: A Discussion of Student Financial Aid and Educational Opportunity in Texas, New York and the Pacific Rim in Relationship to California.
Eureka Project, Sacramento, CA. – 1988
Student financial aid is a major education industry. Three papers by educational professionals are presented as points of comparison. "Student Financial Aid Policies and Programs in Texas and California: A Comparison" (Stephen Janes) states that Texas and California have much in common; demographics in the two states are not radically…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economic Development, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities