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Peer reviewedTierney, Michael L. – Review of Higher Education, 1980
The effectiveness and efficiency of financial aid programs for providing equality of choice between public and private institutions are examined. (SF)
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Decision Making, Financial Support
Download full textTomas Rivera Policy Institute, 2005
This document summarizes the results of a 15-minute survey that was administered to four hundred 18-24 year-old Latino youth in California to determine their perceptions of financial aid. Among the key findings were that (1) three out of four Latino young adults who did not attend college cited lack of financial aid as a factor in their decision…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Student Financial Aid, Hispanic Americans, Decision Making
Peer reviewedTierney, Michael L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1980
A study to investigate the impact of financial aid on a student's decision to attend a public as opposed to a private institution of higher education is discussed. The findings indicate that financial aid is an effective mechanism for providing equality of educational choice. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Choice, Decision Making, Economic Factors
Petersen, Renee – 1978
The influence of government on higher education in Ohio is discussed. In the context of the history and the current status of public and private higher education, the following two questions are considered: (1) How do state and federal student aid programs interact, and what is their effect on tuition policy? (2) Have decisions on higher education…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Students, Decision Making, Federal Aid
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1996
This annual report on college affordability provides information pertinent to tuition and fee decision making designed to assist Illinois college and university governing boards in finding a balance between keeping college affordable for students and generating sufficient revenue to defray a portion of the cost of providing quality instruction.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Change Agents, College Students, Community Colleges
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1983
Comprehensive information about types of postsecondary institutions and the entrance process is presented, with special consideration given to the special needs of American students overseas. The guidelines may also be useful to non-Americans educated in overseas schools who seek further study in the United States. Advantages and drawbacks to…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Environment
Kershaw, Joseph A. – 1980
New York State's higher education system is threatened by external conditions: reduction in college-age population, a private sector threatened by an emerging state system, an end to growth in state financial support, and a rapidly growing New York City system. Whether the state can adjust rationally to these conditions is examined, and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand, Educational Policy
