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Mayer, Alexander K.; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
MDRC is pleased to provide testimony on college access and completion to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. Access to college has increased substantially over the last 50 years, but student success--defined as the combination of academic success and degree or certificate completion--has not kept pace. Student success,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Graduation, Higher Education, Academic Achievement
Mayer, Alexander K.; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
Access to college has increased substantially over the last 50 years, but student success--defined as the combination of academic success and degree or certificate completion--has not kept pace. Student success, moreover, generally correlates with students' financial resources: Students from high-income families attend and complete college at…
Descriptors: Innovation, Access to Education, College Preparation, Advisory Committees
Welbeck, Rashida; Diamond, John; Mayer, Alexander; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn – MDRC, 2014
The cost of attending college has risen sharply over the last 40 years. Although more credit and grant aid have been made available to students, there are still major gaps between aid and the cost of attendance for many students in the United States, all of whom are left to figure out whether they can afford the remaining costs associated with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Costs, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College