This report shares the perspectives and aspirations of 17 low-income and working-class students based on interviews the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) conducted over two semesters of their college journeys. The report identifies opportunities for policymakers and institutional leaders to support all students through completion,…

This cooperative education survey of student employee salaries and benefits supplies information to educational practitioners throughout the Midwest interested in providing their student employees with reasonable and fair remuneration for their work. Two survey questionnaires were used, one for bachelors' degree programs and another for associate…

The personal, academic, financial, and vocational/educational characteristics of over 6,800 students attending 32 private colleges and universities in Indiana were studied, as part of a larger study. At the time of applying to college, 49.4 percent of the students lived in Indiana. About 88 percent were 18-24 years old, and nearly 80 percent began…