This report addresses the extension of selected educational benefits to the Army Reserve (USAR) and Army National Guard (ARNG). The current Army General Education Development (GED) program is described, and a literature review of the effects of education upon military performance is included. A concept of extending tuition assistance to the…

Examines the use of employer-provided financial aid by students seeking a degree or credential. Describes differences in amounts of aid awarded and proportions of students receiving aid by numerous variables such as demographic characteristics, type of occupation and industry, field and level of study, and type of institution. (Author)

The District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), instituted in 1999, allows D.C. residents to attend public colleges and universities throughout the country at considerably lower in-state tuition rates. We use the sharp decline in the price of public colleges and universities faced by D.C. residents to estimate the effects of…

The percentage of students receiving Pell Grants at a given college or university is a useful, though short of perfect, measure of economic diversity within a student body. The Pell Grant percentage also provides some clues about racial diversity and the economic characteristics of black students in a particular college or university's student…

A study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) analyzed tuition discount ratios for small colleges with lower tuition, small colleges with higher tuition, and large colleges/universities. It examined average tuition discount percentages, average tuition rates and enrollments, percent of students aided, and…

This handbook contains summarized information about scholarships, grants, studentships, demonstratorships and assistantships, and other forms of financial assistance open to graduates of universities in one British Commonwealth country who wish to undertake postgraduate study or reseach at a university in another Commonwealth country. It includes…

The two essays in this document address the many challenges facing liberal arts colleges today. "The Threats to Liberal Arts Colleges" (Paul Neeley), holds that the most serious threat to liberal arts colleges is not ideology or technology but instead it is the marketplace. Competition within the liberal arts sector leads the best schools to spend…

This report is intended to help institutions interpret and compare student aid at their institutions with those of peer institutions. Each chart, graph, or table is accompanied by an explanation of how the reported statistic was calculated; directions on how to interpret the data for participating institutions and peer groups are also offered. The…

This document records the oral and written testimony given at a Senate hearing to discuss proposed legislation changing veterans' benefits in education, employment, and home loan programs. Witnesses included Administration officials, executives of the Veterans Affairs Department, officials of the veterans' programs of the Department of Labor, and…

The evolution, structure, and status of the Tuition Exchange program, a national network of colleges and universities offering tuition scholarships to children of faculty at member institutions, are outlined and discussed. Issues examined include the fee/credit structure and restrictions, exchange imbalances, and taxation of the scholarships. (MSE)

All community colleges should examine their financial aid operations in order to maximize the acquisition and effective use of federal and state student assistance dollars. Problems which must be resolved include inadequate staffing, lack of participation in aid programs, lack of local matching funds, and lack of advance state/federal commitments.…

The State of New York conducted an audit on the Court Reporting Institute (CRI), a two-year registered business school, to determine whether CRI's management complied with relevant laws and regulations for certifying students as eligible for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Results indicated that CRI was overpaid a total of $817,909 in…

A study that examined the impact of state-funded programs on a potential students' college selection decision and the extent to which other variables influence their decision is discussed. A random sample of recipients of the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) in New York State was used. (MLW)

A survey of 481 independent colleges and universities in the United States was conducted to gather data on institutionally provided aid from 1970-71 through 1987-88. The study focused on financial assistance to undergraduates only and excludes data from independent 2-year colleges. Findings are organized into the following categories: levels of…

To study the effects of college tuition discounting, data from annual Institutional Student Aid Surveys of private colleges and universities were compared to enrollment and Pell Grant data from the U.S. Department of Education. Findings indicated that: (1) at least one quarter of the colleges and universities used discounting strategies that…