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Download full textKvaal, James; Thompson, Jessica – Carsey School of Public Policy, 2020
In this perspectives brief, authors James Kvaal and Jessica Thompson explore the challenge of college affordability and summarize the campaign proposals to address it. Driven by steadily rising college costs and student debt, the 2020 presidential campaign has put the issues of college costs and student debt on the agenda as never before. Many…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Paying for College, Political Campaigns
Hansen, Kiese; Shaw, Tim – Aspen Institute, 2020
Student debt balances are ballooning, posing a serious threat to the financial security of millions of borrowers across the country. In the last 15 years, total outstanding student debt has grown six-fold and now hovers at over $1.5 trillion. Student debt has significant short- and long-term impacts on individuals, their communities, and the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Debt (Financial), Loan Repayment, State Policy
Tandberg, David; Laderman, Sophia; Carlson, Andy – State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2017
This white paper, an update to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association's (SHEEO's) 2014 "Moving the Needle" report (Carlson & Zaback, 2014), examines innovative policies to improve college affordability for students from families in the two lowest income quintiles, using updated data and analyses. The policies…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Student Costs, Federal State Relationship, College Students
US Senate, 2017
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on ensuring college affordability. Following an opening statement by Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), the following senators provide statements: (1) Honorable…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Student Costs
Fernandez, Chris; Fletcher, Carla; Klepfer, Kasey – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2017
The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) offers critical support to schools, students, and borrowers at every stage of the federal student aid process--from providing information on how to pay for a higher education, including financial aid options, to facilitating successful loan repayment after graduation. As part of that support, this…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Higher Education, State Aid, Financial Services
Doyle, William R. – Committee for Economic Development, 2013
The Committee for Economic Development (CED) is pleased to present these research findings regarding ways to reform student financial aid. In 2012, CED released "Boosting Postsecondary Education Performance"--calling on business to become active advocates at the state level for broad-access institutions that are so vital to the nation's…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, State Aid, College Students
Peters, Eleanor Eckerson; Roberson, Amanda Janice; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019
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,…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Tuition, Student Loan Programs
Rice, Lois D., Ed. – 1977
Problems and concerns faced by the Carter Administration and the Congress regarding federal student loans are reviewed in this book. In individually authored chapters, focus is on student default, abuse, availability of capital, student access to loans, and possible new roles for states, institutions, and the federal government. A historical…
Descriptors: Banking, Federal Aid, Financial Problems, Higher Education
Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1988
Pertinent information about the Alaska Student Loan Program is summarized. The topics covered include: purpose of the program; terms; questions and answers concerning loan amounts, application procedures and repayment; a payment reminder including a schedule of payments; the Alaska student loan statutes; and the Alaska student loan regulations.…
Descriptors: Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Needs, Higher Education, Income Contingent Loans
Terrell, Charles; And Others – 1982
Information is presented on medical student financial aid programs and factors that should be addressed by the professional premedical/medical school advisor or the student about to enter medical school. Topics include the following: cost estimates; financial need and assistance; student expenses; purpose of financial assistance; applications…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Cost Estimates, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Hyde, William D., Jr. – 1979
The relationship between capital available for student loans and the types of programs through which loans are made to students is examined in this paper on educational finance. Cost of attendance, amount of grant aid, and ability to pay are investigated as factors that affect the amount of loans a student needs to finance a college education.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Role, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance
Hauptman, Arthur – 1991
This monograph investigates and discusses the various approaches of innovative financing initiatives in higher education which have developed over the last few years. The 16 chapters and authors are as follows: "Stresses in the Student Financial Aid System" (Martin Kramer); "Evolution and Prospects of Financing Alternatives for…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Corporate Support, Economically Disadvantaged
Illinois State Scholarship Commission, Deerfield. – 1986
The following papers from the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs/National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs conference on student aid are provided: (1) "The Employees Tuition Benefit Programs of the Fortune 1000 Companies: Summary of Survey Results" (Joseph P. O'Neill); (2) "The Interaction of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Choice, Federal Aid
