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Daniel Corral; James Dean Ward – Review of Higher Education, 2024
This study focuses on tuition reset policies, where colleges reduce the published sticker price by at least 5%, and in many instances, much more. We use a difference-in-differences design to examine the effect of these policies on student enrollment disaggregated by race/ethnicity and a proxy for economic disadvantage. On average, these policies…
Descriptors: Student Costs, Tuition, Private Colleges, Bachelors Degrees
Maag, Taylor – Progressive Policy Institute, 2023
Fewer young adults believe college is important, only about one-third of the American public has confidence in higher education. A recent study from Pew Research Center revealed that Americans are increasingly concerned about affordability, access, and the overall payoff of a college degree. Meanwhile, technological advances and AI have begun to…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Federal Aid, Grants
Brett, James T. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2021
The price of higher education continues to increase, and millions of Americans struggle with student loan debt. At the same time, a college degree is for so many a path to career success and financial security, and our region's employers depend on a talented pipeline of highly skilled workers to continue to grow and thrive. Pell Grants were…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Paying for College, Higher Education
Shinyoung Kim – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This paper examines the effects of Pell Grant eligibility on student outcomes. Using a regression discontinuity (RD) design and a partial identification approach, the study provides bounds on the treatment effects that account for selection bias arising from the loss of grant eligibility. While initial eligibility is determined by financial need…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Outcomes of Education, Eligibility
Amadu Jacky Kaba – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Utilizing the concept of resilience, this paper examines the attainment of bachelor's degrees or higher by Black Americans in 2012 and 2022. In 2012, 3.668 million Black Americans aged 18 and over had at least a bachelor's degree, with women accounting for 58.5% and men accounting for 41.5 percent. In 2022, that figure increased to 5.547 million…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, African Americans, Sex, Resilience (Psychology)
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2024
International Education Corporation (IEC) owns United Education Institute, doing business as UEI College (UEI College). The objectives of this audit were to determine whether: (1) UEI College's career pathway programs met the program eligibility requirements set forth in section 484(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); (2)…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Higher Education
Pierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2022
Created in 1972, the Pell Grant program awards grants to low-income students to help pay for whatever accredited U.S. college they choose. Totaling $28.4 billion in 2019-20, the program is the most significant source of federal student aid for college. However, as the program turns 50 this year, many advocates are hoping to expand its reach and…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, College Students
Institute for College Access & Success, 2022
On August 24, 2022, President Biden announced that his administration would be cancelling $10,000 -- $20,000 of student debt for middle- and lower-income borrowers. Naturally, this announcement has unleashed a wave of follow-up questions among borrowers. This fact sheet is intended to help Californians with student loans navigate the process of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Loan Repayment, Debt (Financial), Public Policy
Lance Vanderberg – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Across the United States, colleges and universities must dynamically respond to changes in population demographics and demand in order to meet enrollment goals. As institutions have adapted to a shifting educational landscape, tuition discounting has become a prevalent mechanism utilized within strategic enrollment management. While many students…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, School Holding Power, Paying for College, Grants
Soliz, Adela; Ecton, Walter – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023
This study explores whether the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Program, the largest federal investment in community colleges in this nation's history, expanded and improved vocational training programs. We find that, on average, the completion of credentials in career-technical fields increased at…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Community Colleges, Vocational Education
Donald E. Heller – Institute for College Access & Success, 2024
In December 2023, TICAS published new research on the College Affordability Gap--the gap between students' total cost of attendance and non-loan aid available to them--in California, Michigan, and New York, with a focus on students eligible for Pell Grants. Our new report builds on this research with data from nine additional states (Colorado,…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Access to Education, Federal Aid, Grants
Cook, Emily E.; Turner, Sarah – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
Substantial increases in public university tuition often raise concerns about college affordability. But assessment of the impacts on low- and moderate-income families requires consideration of whether net tuition--tuition less grant aid--has increased commensurately. This paper describes recent shifts in net tuition by family income and…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Tuition, Paying for College, Student Costs
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2022
Federal Student Aid is money from the Federal Government that helps you pay for college, career school, or graduate school expenses. Federal student aid is available through grants, work-study funds, and loans. Every student who meets certain eligibility requirements can get some type of federal student aid. This brief describes the types of aid…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, College Attendance
Emeka Ikegwuonu; Lydia Ross – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2024
Mandatory fees in higher education have increased substantially in recent years. These increases have changed the net cost of attendance for students from semester to semester. Coupled with these changes, we are witnessing an increase in students from diverse lived experiences who are traditionally unaware of costs associated with their…
Descriptors: Fees, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Social Capital
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2023
The Federal Pell Grant program, authorized by Title IV-A-1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, (HEA; P.L. 89-329), as amended, is the single largest source of federal grant aid supporting undergraduate students. The program provided approximately $26 billion in aid to approximately 6.1 million undergraduate students in FY2021. Pell Grants are…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Paying for College, Federal Legislation