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Hodara, Michelle; Childress, Leah – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
In 2015 Oregon became the second state in the country to implement a statewide promise program. Its program, Oregon Promise, seeks to promote students' postsecondary attainment by covering nearly all community college tuition. This study used student data from K-12 public schools, Oregon Promise applications, and postsecondary records to examine…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Financial Aid, Program Evaluation, Community Colleges
US Senate, 2019
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on examining proposals to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Following opening statements by the Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Financial Aid, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Jackson, Victoria – Policy Matters Ohio, 2017
For many people in the United States, college paves the way to the middle class. Programs like Pell Grants and government backed loans help students afford a college degree. These programs help young Americans gain the skills they need to get a good job. But too many Ohioans struggle to afford college and pay back student loans. The Trump…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Federal Aid, Grants, Undergraduate Students
MDRC, 2017
The country faces three problems in higher education: increasing costs, increasing student debt, and low completion rates. Although most students receive financial aid, many are left with unmet financial needs and may take on loans or drop out of college as a result. But promising innovations in financial aid could help students pay for college…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Higher Education, Paying for College, Success
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, 2021
The last comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) occurred in 2008, and the law has been overdue for another reauthorization for nearly a decade. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has worked on reauthorization for nearly a decade. In this report, NASFAA updates its recommendations to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Student Financial Aid
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Burns, Rachel; Johnson, Ruby; Lacy, T. Austin; Cameron, Margaux; Holley, Jordan; Lew, Stephen; Wu, Joanna; Siegel, Peter; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
This First Look report presents selected findings about student financial aid during the 2017--18 academic year. These findings are based on data from the 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC). NPSAS:18-AC is a national study of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled any time between July…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Federal Aid
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Burns, Rachel; Johnson, Ruby; Lacy, T. Austin; Cameron, Margaux; Holley, Jordan; Lew, Stephen; Wu, Joanna; Siegel, Peter; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
This Summary presents selected findings from "2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC): First Look at Student Financial Aid Estimates for 2017-18. NCES 2021-476." The full report is about student financial aid during the 2017-18 academic year. These findings are based on data from the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Federal Aid
D'Allesandro, Lou – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The dream of an accessible education will now become a reality for many New Hampshire youngsters, thanks to a new University of New Hampshire (UNH) initiative called the Granite Guarantee Program. The UNH Granite Guarantee will begin with the incoming freshman class in fall 2017. An estimated 400 New Hampshire students will benefit from the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Freshmen, Tuition, State Aid
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Kofoed, Michael S. – Research in Higher Education, 2017
In the United States, college students must complete the Free Application for Student Federal Aid (FAFSA) to access federal aid. However, many eligible students do not apply and consequently forgo significant amounts of financial aid. If students have perfect information about aid eligibility, we would expect that all eligible students complete…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Student Financial Aid, Eligibility, Statistical Analysis
Baum, Sandy; Holzer, Harry; Luetmer, Grace – Urban Institute, 2020
The federal student aid system has emerged as the primary source of funding for students pursuing a wide range of subbaccalaureate credentials. But the eligibility rules for federal student aid, offered under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, require a minimum program length of 600 hours for Pell grants, despite little evidence showing that…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Postsecondary Education, Certification, Student Financial Aid
Ahlman, Lindsay – Institute for College Access & Success, 2020
Millions of college students, across the nation and in California, benefit from financial aid that reduces the amount students and families must pay for tuition and fees, supplies, and living expenses like food, housing, and transportation while enrolled. In California, concerns about college costs and affordability have in recent years expanded…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Higher Education, State Aid
Anthony, Aaron M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this dissertation, I explore questions relating to estimating and framing college net pricing. In the first study, I measure variation in actual grant aid awards for students predicted by the federal template Net Price Calculator (NPC) to receive identical aid awards. Estimated aid derived from the federal template NPC accounts for 85 percent…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Paying for College, College Choice, Student Attitudes
North Dakota University System, 2019
College affordability is a significant factor in student access, retention and completion. Tuition and fee rates are a major component of affordability, as is the availability of financial aid programs from federal, state, institutional and private sources. Strategically designed approaches to college affordability can better assist families in…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Student Loan Programs, Student Costs
Miller, Kevin; Granville, Peter; Mishory, Jen – Century Foundation, 2019
Michigan's public colleges and universities have become steadily less affordable over the past two decades, mirroring a national trend where state funding of public higher education has not kept pace with costs, leading to increased tuition and fees. States continually assess their higher education tuition and other policies in comparison to their…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Public Colleges, Geographic Regions
Institute for College Access & Success, 2018
About seven million undergraduates annually rely on federal loans to enroll in and complete college. While many successfully repay their loans, some struggle to stay on top of their payments and end up defaulting after 270 or more days of non-payment. Defaulting on a loan has several serious consequences, including adding significantly to the cost…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Loan Default, Undergraduate Students, Federal Aid
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