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Perna, Laura Walter – 1997
The effects of financial aid on persistence to Bachelor's degree were studied using data from the national longitudinal Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey for 1989-90 freshmen. The subsample of 3,188 students were enrolled full-time in four-year institutions; persistence was defined as attainment of the Bachelor's degree from the institution…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Financial Needs, Grants
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
This guide discusses federal student aid programs for postsecondary education and how to apply for them. It begins by outlining sources for finding out about student aid, such as schools, state higher education agencies, guidance counselors, and organizations connected with particular fields of interest. It then offers tips on how to choose a…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants

Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
This booklet is intended to help high school students approaching graduation identify sources of financial assistance for postsecondary education. A question-and-answer format is used in the 10 sections which address the following topics: (1) general information (what is available from the Department of Education, criteria for applying, how to…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Hershey, Alan M.; And Others – 1997
This report presents the first product of a comprehensive 5-year evaluation of a major federal effort, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (1994), which provides 5-year federal grants as "seed money" to design systems involving work-based learning, school-based learning, and connecting activities. The report is based on extensive site…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation

Tuma, John; And Others – 1995
This report uses data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of 1993 to examine how undergraduate students enrolled in the 1992-93 academic year financed their education. The report begins with an essay that explores in detail the relationships between the type of institution in which students were enrolled and their total cost of…
Descriptors: College Students, Demography, Family Financial Resources, Federal Aid
Dennis, Marguerite J. – 1994
This short brochure offers practical advice and information to parents and students on financing a college education. It opens with 10 facts about financing a college education to serve as a backdrop for the advice and information offered in the following pages. The brochure offers its information in a question and answer format. Topics covered…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Eligibility, Grants, Higher Education

Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1979
A limited statistical report of student aid dollars in each of the states is presented. The report covers only the following programs: Basic Education Opportunity Grant Program, Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant Program, State Student Incentive Grant Program, College Work Study Program, The National Direct Student Loan Program, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Maine State Post-Secondary Education Commission, Augusta. – 1979
Financial aid information for residents of the State of Maine is presented in this booklet. Instructions for completing the College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form are presented. The Basic Educational Opportunity Grants Program, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, Maine State Incentive Scholarship Program, and the New…
Descriptors: American Indians, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Stedman, Jim; Scott, Marcia – 1978
Information is provided on 14 federal programs providing financial assistance to undergraduate students in universities, colleges, and vocational/technical schools. The programs provide three different types of assistance: grants (or scholarships), loans, and job earnings. Grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, but loans do. Some of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Stratton, Barbara; Thompson, Janice – 1977
Divided into three parts, this booklet is designed to assist guidance counselors and administrators in identifying financial programs which aid migrant students in obtaining a higher education within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Part I lists 16 common student financial aid programs which are available within SUNY. These include…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Directories, Educational Opportunities
Braunstein, Andrew; Lesser, Mary; McGrath, Michael; Pescatrice, Donn – 1998
A study at Iona College (New York) analyzed the impact of demographic, socioeconomic, and financial factors on the enrollment behavior of accepted college applicants. The data base consisted of observations on accepted applicants to the college for the 1991-92, 1993-94, and 1995-96 academic years and included 2,198, 2,553, and 2,353 students…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Management

Kelly, Robert N. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
The impact of student financial aid policies, programs, and procedures on private college enrollment patterns is discussed. Because state subsidies to public institutions create a two-tiered pricing structure in higher education, independent institutions depend on those programs and policies that encourage college choice rather than access.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends

Hood, Albert B.; Maplethorpe, Cheryl K. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
Research findings regarding the impact of financial aid on the academic lives of college students, their grades, their academic loads, and their persistence are summarized. The five areas of financial aid studied are parental support, scholarships and grants, loans, work, and aid packages. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Financial Support, Grants
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
This guide describes federal student aid programs for postsecondary education and how to apply for them. It begins by outlining sources for learning about student aid, such as school financial aid administrators, state higher education agencies, foundations, organizations related to particular fields of interest, and toll-free telephone numbers…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants
Office of Postsecondary Education, Washington DC. Student Financial Assistance Programs. – 1996
This package of training materials is intended for participants in a workshop for administrators at institutions of higher education involved in administering student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The workshop agenda is divided into two segments of 28 sessions over 5 days. Segment 1 consists of 11 sessions…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Eligibility, Federal Legislation