Empirical studies exploring the impact of student aid on postsecondary enrollment often stop short of the specific examination of institutional tuition discounting. This research uses separate empirical ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models to examine three questions using public choice theory, positing that enrollment decisions may be…

Human capital is one of the critical issues that impacts the Greater Philadelphia region's ability to grow and prosper. The CEO Council for Growth (CEO Council) is committed to ensuring a steady and talented supply of quality workers for this region. "Strategies for Talent Management: Greater Philadelphia Companies in Action" provides…

The public focuses, understandably, on rising college tuition rates, but the actual cost of higher education is not covered by tuition. At Cornell University, for example, the cost of education per student is approximately double the price of tuition, and that holds for many other institutions of higher education as well. In effect, tuition is…

South Carolina is home to a robust higher education system including 33 public institutions including 3 research universities, 10 comprehensive four-year universities, 4 two-year regional campuses of the University of South Carolina and 16 technical colleges. The State is also home to a number of independent and private colleges including: 23…

This article uses data from the 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to provide insight about the range of tuition discounting practices at public institutions. Specifically, it examines the characteristics of students who receive tuition discounts from public four-year colleges and universities. A binary logistic regression is applied to…

Historically, tuition and fee rates of all North Dakota University System (NDUS) institutions (except the 2-year campuses), have been less than their regional counterparts. Average tuition and fee increases at NDUS institutions were significantly higher than their regional counterparts in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07. As a result, the gap between…

The Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) program was designed to meet the unique needs of the state of Tennessee while also incorporating the hallmark elements of existing merit-based aid programs in other states. Developed through a process involving elected officials and members of the academic community, the TELS program aims to…

During the spring of 2006, CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) conducted a national Career Advising Survey (CAS) to better understand the current state of employer-provided education and career advising or coaching benefits. The CAS research gleaned detailed information about the design, administration, use and effectiveness of…

The Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) is a broad-based initiative that provides the opportunity for traditional and nontraditional secondary school students and General Educational Development (GED) recipients to earn scholarships that may be used at Kentucky colleges, universities, and selected technical and vocational education…

An annual survey of tuition discounting at independent institutions found: (1) tuition discounts did not grow significantly in Fall 2000; (2) 78.8 percent of students received institutional aid; (3) the average grant grew slightly; (4) net tuition increased about equal to gross tuition; (5) higher discounting is not correlated with lower or higher…

A comparison of tuition discounting practices at independent institutions to their six-year graduation rates found that dramatic tuition discounting may negatively affect graduation rates, perhaps explained by decreases in net tuition revenue leading to less money spent on academic services. (EV)

This report summarizes the findings of the first phase of a study designed to provide an evaluation of the NDEA Title IV Graduate Fellowship Program in regard to its stated objective of increasing the number of college and university teachers by assisting doctoral students preparing for academic careers. It is based entirely upon secondary…

Explores the reaction of other institutions to Princeton's announcement that incoming freshman will receive grants rather than loans. Discusses the policy's implications for recruitment of the most talented students and available aid for low-income students. (EV)

The academic performance of 177 women students who received financial aid from the faculty women of Los Angeles City College was examined according to (1) high school attended, (2) declared major at entry, (3) SCAT scores, (4) pattern of courses, (5) length of time at LACC, (6) GPA at LACC, (7) AA degrees earned, and (8) requests for transcripts…