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Zaloom, Caitlin – Princeton University Press, 2021
The struggle to pay for college is a defining feature of middle-class life in America. Caitlin Zaloom takes readers into homes of families throughout the nation to reveal the hidden consequences of student debt and the ways that financing college has transformed our most sacred relationships. She describes the profound moral conflicts for parents…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Paying for College, Middle Class, Family Relationship
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
Smith, Muriel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This phenomenological qualitative study addressed the problem of high attrition of Black students from nursing programs, which has remained consistent for many years. Black students have consistently had a higher rate of attrition from nursing programs than their White counterparts over the years. Utilizing the theory of integration, critical race…
Descriptors: African American Students, Student Attrition, Nursing Education, College Students
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
Jennifer D. Rogers – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Mississippi appropriates millions of dollars each year to the Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP) Grant to help college-ready, low-income students pay for college, but little is known about the effectiveness of the program. This dissertation in practice examines the impact of the HELP Grant by comparing the college-going…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Tuition Grants, Minority Group Students
Institute for College Access & Success, 2023
The higher education to workforce pipeline is crucial for our country's economic growth and longevity. However, almost half of students who enroll in college fall off and never complete. The outcomes are even starker for students from low-income backgrounds who face high levels of unmet needs and barriers to completion while in school. Ensuring…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Nutrition, Federal Programs, Postsecondary Education
Pinghui Wu; Lucy McMillan – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2023
Every year, 2 million first-time, full-time undergraduate students enter a degree-granting postsecondary institution in the United States, but more than one-third leave college before obtaining a college degree. This report's analysis shows that job loss has an adverse effect on college persistence for 18- to 24-year-old US working students, that…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Academic Persistence, Student Attitudes, Educational Policy
Manuel S. González Canché; Jason C. Lee; Jeffrey L. Harding; Jonathan M. Turk; Ji Yeon Bae; Chelsea Zhang – Journal of Higher Education, 2024
The 2011 Budget Control Act eliminated the in-school interest subsidy for graduate and professional students borrowing under the Stafford Loan Program. As a result, starting on July 1, 2012, graduate and professional students borrowing Stafford Loans became responsible for the interest accruing during their in-school deferment period. This study…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Educational Finance, Student Financial Aid, First Generation College Students
José María Roa Venegas José María; Nelly Gromiria Lagos San Martín; Carmen Fernández Prados; Maritza Palma Luengo; Carmen Verónica López López – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2024
Introduction: The present work is based on the theoretical model "Expectancy Value" of achievement motivation, and from a socio-cognitive perspective. Its objective is to describe achievement behavior in the classroom context of students from different cultural backgrounds. Method: A post-hoc study was carried out with 310 participants…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Academic Achievement
Alice E. Lee; Karina G. Salazar; Gary Rhoades – Review of Higher Education, 2024
College affordability concerns have led to new "solutions" for financing college costs, such as income share agreements (ISAs). Drawing on a racialized understanding of academic capitalism, we explore the intersection of higher education, markets, and the state in how ISAs are marketed by two public universities. We find ISAs are…
Descriptors: Ability, Paying for College, Research Universities, Tuition
Carrie E. Miller; Meredith Phillips; Caitlin E. Ahearn – AERA Open, 2024
Some high school seniors who plan to attend college in the fall following graduation do not enroll. This phenomenon, known as summer melt, contributes to lower educational attainment, particularly among low-income students. We extend the literature on summer melt in two ways. First, we show that melt estimates can be sensitive to measurement…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Access to Education, College Enrollment
Larkin, Charles; Corbet, Shaen – Journal of Education Finance, 2021
This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the funding mechanisms for higher education across sixteen countries which builds upon existing work on educational institutions, educational outcomes, and welfare regimes. We focus upon the current financing dilemma within the Irish higher education system, seeking potential solutions within an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Universities, Income Contingent Loans
Cook, Kevin; Jackson, Jacob – Public Policy Institute of California, 2021
California has traditionally kept college affordable with a combination of low tuition--particularly at its community colleges-- and generous financial aid. However, in an era of constrained resources, revenue volatility, and increasing economic inequality, a resilient, effective, and efficient financial aid system is increasingly important. The…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Access to Education, College Students, Tuition
UK Department for Education, 2021
This document provides information on who is eligible for undergraduate, postgraduate and further education financial support from Student Finance England. It is designed to assist with the interpretation of The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (as amended) (the Regulations) and is for Student Finance England students only.
Descriptors: Eligibility, Student Financial Aid, Foreign Countries, Paying for College
Juhaidi, Ahmad; Salabi, Ahmad; Hidayati, Noor – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2022
Students are experiencing difficulty with online learning because it requires infrastructure, such as internet access that needs to be purchased. This study examined whether online lectures increase or decrease family/student expenses on education using a qualitative approach. Data on education expenditures were collected by interviewing 736…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Parent Financial Contribution, Expenditure per Student