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Akers, Beth – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2021
Higher education took center stage during the Democratic presidential primaries, and congressional leaders in the party are calling for universal student loan forgiveness and tuition-free public college. The incoming Biden administration will thus face pressure to radically expand subsidies for higher education. Conservatives and moderates tend to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Educational Change, Grants
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2022
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH Grant) Program awards grants to students who intend to teach, to help pay for their postsecondary education. TEACH Grants are available to eligible students who are enrolled at a school that participates in the TEACH Grant Program, in a program of study that the school…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Grants, Student Loan Programs
Emmanuel Obilor Njoku – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Community colleges serve more than a significant proportion of Americans who could not otherwise attend colleges by providing access to fulfill their educational goals. Many of the students enrolled in the institutions look to the federal government to finance their educational expenses by obtaining federally guaranteed student loans. The…
Descriptors: Loan Default, Paying for College, Two Year College Students, Predictor Variables
Sallie Mae Bank, 2023
For 16 years, Sallie Mae has surveyed college students and parents of undergraduate students about their attitudes toward higher education and how they're paying for it. This year's report explores education funding sources--from family income and savings to scholarships, grants, and borrowed funds--and evaluates trends in payment strategies over…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Parents, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid
Wilke, Jamie; Zastoupil, Brenda – North Dakota University System, 2023
College affordability is a significant factor in student access, retention, and completion. Tuition and fee rates are a component of affordability, as is the availability of financial aid programs from federal, state, institutional and private sources, among other factors. Strategically designed approaches to college affordability can better…
Descriptors: Paying for College, College Students, Tuition, Fees
Koh, Jonathan; Katsinas, Stephen; Bray, Nathaniel; Hardy, David – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Differences in funding mixtures across the United States create widely variant levels of unmet need for students. This research examines gaps of unmet need between 2003-4 and 2013-14, particularly considering the presence of any local funding provisions and Pell Grant funding changes. These findings are also considered across state, community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Needs, Financial Needs
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The Department of Education disbursed nearly $112 billion in financial aid to students through various grant and loan programs in fiscal year 2021. Colleges generally provide students information about the aid for which they are eligible in financial aid offers. Students use these offers to make key decisions, including which college to attend and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Federal Aid, Best Practices
Amberly Dziesinski – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this dissertation is to understand how and why different state financial aid policy designs have developed, with particular attention to external influences, and what effect those design choices have on student outcomes. In the first essay, I use the theoretical framework of diffusion to understand the design and adoption of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Legislation, Outcomes of Education, Student Financial Aid
National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs, 2023
Each year, NASSGAP completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information in this report is based on academic year…
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Grants, National Organizations
Douglas N. Harris; Jonathan Mills – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
We provide evidence about college financial aid from an eight-year randomized trial where high school ninth graders received a $12,000 merit-based grant offer. The program was designed to be free of tuition/fees at community colleges and substantially lower the cost of four-year colleges. During high school, it increased students' college…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, High School Students, Grade 9, Merit Scholarships
Washington Student Achievement Council, 2023
Washington has some of the strongest state financial aid programs in the country. These programs support a diverse set of educational opportunities--from certificate programs to associate and bachelor's degrees. They are available to help cover the costs of tuition for many low- and middle-income students. Washington's commitment to helping…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Bound Students, Student Financial Aid, Knowledge Level
Garvey, Jason C.; Jackson, Romeo; Dolan, C. V.; Simpfenderfer, Amanda Davis – Journal of College Student Development, 2022
Queer people continue to feel the effects of queer oppression in higher education and beyond, including unique financial challenges. The price of being queer is troubling in a world ordered around capitalism and heteronormative privilege. The purpose of this paper is to examine the financial landscape for queer students and call for a robust…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Scholarships, Grants
Sallie Mae Bank, 2022
For 15 years, Sallie Mae has surveyed college students and parents of undergraduate students about their attitudes toward higher education and how they're paying for it. "How America Pays for College" explores education funding sources--from family income and savings to scholarships, grants, and borrowed funds--and evaluates trends in…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Parents, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L. – Congressional Research Service, 2021
The federal government provides financial assistance to individuals for higher education expenses in two major ways: tax benefits and traditional student aid (loans, grants, and work-study assistance). Since 1997, education tax benefits have become an increasingly important component of federal higher education policy. In 2021, 11 higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Tax Credits, Federal Aid, Incentives
Ruth Delaney – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The United States has gone through two transformations in the meaning of higher education in prison and the value of access for people in prison in the last 50 years and is now moving towards a third. The establishment of Pell grants in 1972 allowed for widespread access to higher education in prison, while the removal of those grants in 1994…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutionalized Persons, Adult Education, Correctional Rehabilitation