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Nienhusser, H. Kenny; Oshio, Toko – Research in Higher Education, 2017
High school students' accuracy in estimating the cost of college (AECC) was examined by utilizing a new methodological approach, the absolute-deviation-continuous construct. This study used the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) data and examined 10,530 11th grade students in order to measure their AECC for 4-year public and private…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, Private Colleges, Public Colleges
Kaur, Randeep – Texas Education Research Center, 2017
Undocumented immigrants constitute about 3.5% of the current US population and Texas ranks second, after California, in the number of unauthorized immigrant population. Annually, about 65,000 undocumented children graduate from American high schools. Using the variation provided by the in-state resident tuition policy of Texas, the author…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Costs, Costs, Undocumented Immigrants
Shuler, Douglas D. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study was conducted to explore if the Texas peace officer tuition exemption program is being used to the extent and for the purposes outlined with regard to the state law. A qualitative case study method was implemented and conducted to find determine if Texas peace officers are using the program, to what extent the program being used, the…
Descriptors: Police, Police Education, Attitude Measures, Higher Education
Katz, Anne; Loewenberg, Aaron – New America, 2019
Early childhood educators have a unique opportunity to foster the development of cognitive, behavioral, and social skills. But the work is not easy. Effective educators need both a deep understanding of child development and mastery of a complex set of skills to meet the learning needs of young children. Accordingly, there is a growing demand…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Early Childhood Education, Bachelors Degrees, Early Childhood Teachers
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2019
The Appropriation Act directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to submit an annual report to the Governor and the chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees on the annual change in total charges for tuition and fees approved by the boards of visitors at Virginia public institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, In State Students, Tuition
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Dache-Gerbino, Amalia; Kiyama, Judy Marquez; Sapp, Vicki T. – Review of Higher Education, 2018
The proximity of proprietary institutions to working-class urban areas is rarely explored as a factor in Latina student college choice. Utilizing Chicana Feminism as a conceptual lens, this study explores the path of proprietary college choice for Latina high school students. Qualitative interviews and geographic data reveal how factors of race,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Proprietary Schools, College Choice
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Millett, Catherine M.; Saunders, Stephanie R.; Fishstein, Daniel – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
Currently college promise programs are proliferating in number at the local and state levels. Most promise programs provide financial resources beyond conventional state and federal student aid to students who live in designated places and meet local- or state-defined eligibility criteria.There is an immense variety of models and funding designs…
Descriptors: College Programs, State Aid, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid
Cheng, Diane; Gonzalez, Veronica – Project on Student Debt, 2018
"Student Debt and the Class of 2017" is the thirteenth annual report produced by The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) on the student loan debt of recent graduates from four-year colleges, documenting the changes in student loan debt and variation among states as well as colleges. [For "Student Debt and the Class of…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, State Policy
Weinstein, Paul, Jr. – Progressive Policy Institute, 2018
Despite all the attention it has received in recent years, the cost of college continues to rise at both private and public institutions across the United States. According to data from the College Board, average tuition and fees for a public four-year college is $20,770 if in-state or $35,420 for out-of-state, and $46,950 for private, non-profit…
Descriptors: Colleges, Universities, Undergraduate Study, Bachelors Degrees
Garcia, Rosa – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2018
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, tuition increased more than 34 percent between 2008 and 2015. State spending on higher education remains well below pre-recession levels. As a result, millions of low-income students, particularly students of color, are struggling to afford postsecondary education. Forty years ago, the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Paying for College, Access to Education, Tuition
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2022
This report outlines key data elements related to the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), and Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) for the 2021-22 academic year and is a core resource for policymakers, institutional leaders, counselors and other stakeholders across the region. This report…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Exchange Programs, Geographic Regions, Out of State Students
Pew Charitable Trusts, 2017
The federal government and the states each invested more than $70 billion in higher education-related spending programs, excluding loans, in academic year 2014, the latest year for which data are available. But that figure, as substantial as it is, does not paint a full picture of federal and state investments in higher education. It excludes the…
Descriptors: Federal Government, State Government, Taxes, Educational Finance
Syverud, Gretchen – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2015
As the lowest-priced higher education institutions serving the greatest share of students in New England, public institutions are a crucial access point for the region's students who may not have other opportunities to enroll in college. Maintaining the cost of attending a public institution in New England is imperative for students, families,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, Public Colleges, Paying for College
Baum, Sandy – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2015
This white paper encourages board members to take a step back and think about long-term strategies for ensuring that financial aid policies are consistent with institutional mission at the same time that they serve fiscal and enrollment goals. While board members can determine financial aid and enrollment policies only at the broadest level, it is…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Enrollment, Correlation, Institutional Mission
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Bjorklund, Peter, Jr. – Review of Educational Research, 2018
This article presents a critical review of the recent literature on undocumented students in higher education, placing it in the context of recent anti-immigrant sentiment and policy revisions. The 81 reviewed studies reveal that undocumented students confront significant financial barriers, shoulder unique psychological and social burdens tied to…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, Barriers, Paying for College
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