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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is considered in this report of a hearing. Factors that affect students' financing of their college studies in Washington are addressed, including the tax structure, tuition, and the state's financial system. Recommendations for the legislation include: fund student financial aid at levels that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Debt (Financial)
Dyste, Ron; Wilson, Al – 1988
Several problems have been identified in the administration of student financial aid programs in California, including high default rates in the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program, a significant decrease in the number of eligible students receiving financial aid, workload increases in program administration, and unmet needs for financial aid…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Colleges, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
Errors made in the allocation of federal funds to institutions for the three campus-based aid programs specified in Title IV of the Higher Education Act are discussed. Funds are allocated directly to participating colleges, which in turn award the money to students, for the following programs: Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, College…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computation, Data Collection, Enrollment Rate
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
Error analysis for the institutional process of applying for federal aid is considered as part of the Quality Control Study of the U.S. Office of Student Financial Aid. Attention is focused on the results of the data collection activities that occurred using the Department of Education's records for the Fiscal-Operations Report and Application to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computation, Data Collection, Enrollment Rate
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The impact of data discrepancies made by colleges on the Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP) is addressed, with attention to both impact on the entire aid program and resource allocation to institutions. Brief descriptions are provided of the allocation formulas for the three campus-based aid programs (Supplemental…
Descriptors: Computation, Data Collection, Error Patterns, Evaluation Criteria
Canipe, Stephen L. – 1979
Although the historical involvement of business in cooperative education has led to more insistance by some on a greater degree of involvement, others question not only the extent of business involvement but also the involvement per se. The fact that business participates in education and that schools seek and accept this participation provides…
Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Hamilton, Jack A.; And Others – 1976
During the past five years, postsecondary student assistance programs administered by the Office of Education have enabled an estimated nine million students to receive a postsecondary education who might otherwise have been unable to do so. These programs include the Federally Insured Student Loan program, the National Direct Student Loan…
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 2000
This publication presents data on student financial aid trends in the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. Tables include: an overview of student financial aid trends; sources of aid for UW System students; loans; grants; the Federal Work Study Program; characteristics of financial aid recipients; and student indebtedness. Highlights noted…
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Aid, Graduate Students, Grants

Sanford, Timothy R. – Research in Higher Education, 1980
The relationship between aid received and activities pursued after college (attending graduate school, career choice, forming a family, and forming personal values) was examined. Results imply that the self-help forms of aid (loans and work) are not detrimental to the future plans of recipients. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, College Students, Followup Studies
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1998
This guide provides a basic summary of student financial assistance programs provided by the federal government. First, sources of information about student aid are briefly reviewed. Next, guidelines for choosing a school are offered, such as asking about the school's loan default rate and its completion and transfer-out rates. A general…
Descriptors: College Choice, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs

Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
This guide provides information to college-bound students on the Federal student aid programs that are available and how to apply for them. General information covers the student eligibility requirements, financial needs, dependency status, and steps for applying for financial assistance. In addition, any special circumstances that exist,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Counseling, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Douma, Wallace H. – 1985
Ways to improve college student loans, work-study, and grants programs are suggested, based on the experience of the financial aid director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is recommended that emphasis be shifted from the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program to the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Program, which is more…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Eligibility, Federal Aid
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Policy Analysis Service. – 1979
Presented are extensive data tables showing the distribution of types and packages of student financial aid in the United States, according to family income, tuition level, and institutional control. Data are drawn from the data bank of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. Federal need-based aid is emphasized. Some narration is…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Eligibility, Family Income
Willett, Sandra L. – 1976
The results of a study of the availability of student financial aid information is presented. Of the 68 independent, proprietary, and public postsecondary institutions in the Boston area eligible to participate in the Office of Education's five student assistance programs--Basic Education Opportunity Grants (BEOG), Supplemental Education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Five institutions are considering whether the job requirements that they have are having any impact on students' feelings about public-service work and what form that impact takes. All five are private, liberal-arts colleges that require students to hold jobs in exchange for low, or no, tuition. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Grants, Higher Education