This article discusses the possible effects on community colleges of the increasing inclination of governments to channel aid to higher education through students, rather than to institutions directly, as exemplified by the Federal Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program. A study of state grant recipients in five states indicates that student…

Subsidies to education are often justified by arguing that society derives political benefits from education in terms of individuals who perform better as citizens. Since these benefits are external to the student and therefore do not provide him with incentive to invest further in his education, society must devise a means of subsidy that will…

In view of the large post-secondary enrollments of two-year colleges, and the heavy enrollment of students from low and moderate income families, their participation in institutionally administered federal financial assistance programs appears disproportionately low. The application, state allotment, and allocation procedures do not inherently…

This document reports the amount and availability of student financial aid resources for Kentucky undergraduate students planning to attend an institution of postsecondary education in the Commonwealth. Institutions providing education beyond the high school surveyed for student financial aid resources were public and nonpublic four-year colleges…

The aim of this thesis is to bring to bear the concepts, tools, and theories of human capital and human resources economics to evaluate the Federal Government's massive involvement in higher education under the World War II GI Bill of Rights. The major findings include estimates of total human capital formation by education, both during and after…

The need for financial aid programs for students in junior colleges is demonstrated in this report and recommendations are made for establishing them. Grants can be outright, requiring no payback, or contingent, requiring payback in money or labor. A financial program is generally some combination of scholarships and fellowships, loans, and…

The report, based on data from the first National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (1986), describes the combinations of student aid awards or student aid "packages" received by federally-aided students to finance their educations in 1986-87. The narrative discussion presents the results in a question-and-answer format, including such…

Although two-year institutions enroll over 25 percent of all full-time college students and over 53 percent of all first-time full-time freshmen from families with incomes of less than $10,000, they receive less than 16 percent of United States Office of Education student loan funds, and a similar percentage of Basic Educational Opportunity…

This report, which is the collaborative effort of the 23-member institutions of the consortium, proposes a financial aid structure that would provide access and a degree of choice in postsecondary education. Its overriding concern is with the structure of financial aid. The consortium recommends redirecting benefits under existing laws so that…

This report describes the status of State and federal financial assistance available to students enrolled in postsecondary institutions located in New York State during the two academic years, 1987-88 and 1988-89. The introduction contains a brief overview of State and federal student assistance programs and highlights recent developments in those…

This document is directed toward those undergraduate colleges and universities in West Virginia currently accredited by the Board of Regents, through which a majority of the total student aid dollars directed to students in West Virginia continues to be channeled. Colleges included in the document have been called upon to furnish statistics…

This 1976 Senate Hearing before the Appropriations Committee is concerned with student loans. Issues discussed are: (1) student loan programs; (2) educational loans to middle-income families; (3) default rate on bank loans; (4) HELP grant loan; (5) views of the Financial Aid Officers Panel; (6) proprietary career schools; (7) consumer protection;…

The following bills, or amendments thereto, were included in presentations before the Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment concerning educational benefits for Vietnam era veterans: (1) S 2161, to increase allowances for veterans; (2) S 740, to make improvements in vocational rehabilitation and educational programs; (3) S 1776,…

This booklet provides updated information (as of August 1987) on state and federal financial assistance programs available to postsecondary students in the state of New York. Program descriptions are divided into two sections: state-administered programs and federal programs. Each program description provides information on application procedures,…

This document summarizes the positions of interested parties on the extension and amendment of Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Charts compare legislative recommendations for the major student aid programs administered by the Office of Education, which now represent an investment of more than $2 billion in Federal resources. These programs…