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Jeff D. Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Public institutions of higher education (IHEs) have four basic revenue streams: state appropriations, tuition, donations and contracts, and earned income. Over the last 2 decades, there has been a massive decrease in state appropriations for higher education. Declining state appropriations have forced public IHEs to look to alternative revenue…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Public Colleges, Higher Education, State Aid
Gerald Charleston – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The Army has failed to meet recruiting benchmarks for the past two years. The Army wins through the recruitment and training of citizens as soldiers. This study utilized Ajzen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior as the framework underlying this work. The TPB asserts that behavioral intention is a measurable antecedent of behavior; work by Segal et…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Undergraduate Study, Time to Degree, Military Service
Kelly A. Slaton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As the cost of living continues to increase over time, many Americans are placing greater scrutiny on the financial choices they make. An area for such evaluation is if the outcomes of going to college continue to be worth the cost. One underrepresented group, first-generation college students (FGCS), is less likely than non-FGCS to attend and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Longitudinal Studies, College Graduates, Income
Larry Barker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Tuition discounting has been a long-standing practice among colleges and universities. Its roots can be traced to the beginnings of the 1970s, and its use has continued to increase and expand in the decades following. However, despite its widespread use, the research is inconclusive whether tuition discounting has been an effective strategy to…
Descriptors: Universities, Colleges, Tuition, Student Costs
Partlo, Margaret A. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
By 2017, the Lincoln Commission (2005) projected over 1 million American students participating in education abroad programs. Although rates have increased, many reasons exist for why this goal fell short. Marketing how education abroad may assist college graduates within the labor market may persuade greater participation. By isolating factors…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Educational Benefits, Labor Market
Franke, Ray – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To compete in the global marketplace, the U.S. economy heavily relies on higher education institutions to educate the college graduates and knowledge workers needed to create the innovative products and services of tomorrow. And yet, where once America led the world in educational attainment, recent data from the Organization for Economic…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Educational Attainment, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Merit Scholarships