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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"college costs"”.
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Do Factors Associated with Increases in Higher Education Costs Affect Average Net Price at Four-Year Public and Private Not-for-Profit Institutions?
<p>College costs have risen, and students and their families are questioning whether or not students can afford to attend. Factors such as instructional inefficiencies, administrative expenses, and federal financial aid have been associated with the rise in higher education costs at four-year …
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Access for Whom? Examining Poor and Ethnic-minority Student Access at the Public Flagships
As a result of increasing college costs and diminishing organizational support, poor and ethnic-minority students are finding it increasingly difficult to attend large public research universities. To investigate the potential relationship that exists between market-oriented practices in higher …
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The financing of public junior colleges in Texas
… of financial support in the public junior colleges included in this study? 2. What were the current educational expenditures for the different phases of the school program? 3. What was the cost per student semester-credit hour of general control, instruction, and current educational …
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Reflections on a Promise: Student Experiences at a Two-Year Promise Institution and Their Educational Aspirations
<p>College students and their families have to shoulder more of the burden in college costs due to rising tuition. To deter students from adding to the national student loan debt, promise programs have been launched to eliminate cost as a barrier to postsecondary education. Programs vary in design …
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Beyond Academic Reputation: Factors that Influence the College of First Choice for High Achieving Students
Studies that have investigated college choice factors for high-achieving students repeatedly cite academic reputation as one of the top indicators of choice but have not indicated why some high-achieving students choose to attend universities with a less prestigious reputation than the more highly …
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Debt and Decision-Making: the Impact of Student Loan Debt On Undergraduates' Choice of Major, Vocation, and Post-College Plans
… socioeconomic status on their experience in college, including their choice of major and vocation (Duffy & Sedlacek, 2007; Goyette & Mullen, 2006; Trusty, Robinson, Plata, & Ng, 2000). However, there is little research that indicates how undergraduates' degree of indebtedness affects their …
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Financing Adulthood: The Risks And Hopes Of Parent Borrowing Through The Parent Loans For Undergraduate Students (plus) Program
Funding children’s college expenses can be a family project, often requiring substantial savings from parents and educational debt from children, but parents also borrow to support their children’s postsecondary ambitions. Despite growing use of debt to finance children’s college expenses, studies …
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Barriers to participation in educational programs as perceived by first-time enrolling freshmen in higher education
… exceptional challenges in today’s environment. College costs are increasing, funding is decreasing and/or limited, public confidence is diminishing, the work-place is changing, and a shrinking pool of traditional-age college students exists. This creates an environment where colleges and …
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Student aid and persistence in public community colleges
… the effects of student aid on community college student persistence. A sample consisting of all students who had entered a public community college during the 1980 fall term was drawn from the database of High School and Beyond, 1980 Senior Cohort. Omitting transfer students brought the …
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Analysis of Texas College Students' Loan Borrowing Patterns
This study was conducted to examine Texas college students' loan borrowing patterns. Through the use of a questionnaire, a survey was conducted among individuals who financed all or part of their college education through the use of the State Sponsored Student Loan Program. The results of the study …
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Financial factors and institutional characteristics that explain undergraduate enrollment by low-income students at public master's-level institutions
… students continue to struggle with the rising costs of higher education. Four-year college tuition typically exceeds financial aid awarded to undergraduates at public institutions. St. John (2005) contended that grant amounts remain inadequate for low-income students. Tinto (2008) highlighted …
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Analyzing factors that AVID students perceive important in making financial decisions about paying for college
… in making financial decisions about paying for college. This study analyzed the factors college-bound students perceive as important in making decisions about paying for college. Trends in higher education include the rising cost of attendance, longer degree completion time, and the lagging …
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Factors Influencing the Timing of FASFA Application and the Impact of Late Filing on Student Finances
A college degree provides benefits to individuals and society, but education is an expensive endeavor. College costs are high and they continue to rise while the median family income shows only modest increases. By lowering the cost of attendance, financial aid makes it possible for many students, …
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Understanding community college affordability and its impact on student persistence
Perceptions of community college affordability and the use of the payment plan as it relates to retention were examined during this action research project. The action research study conducted used six cycles to discover students' perceptions about tuition affordability, to understand the budget of …
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Three Essays in Urban Policy
… A recent trend in place-based policy targets college attainment by offering tuition scholarships for qualified students in under-resourced public schools. In an era of rising college costs, these programs represent a potentially large financial benefit to those living within the attendance …
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An Assessment of the Use of Student Price Response Models to Predict Changes in Undergraduate Enrollment at a Metropolitan University
Most colleges and universities invest substantial resources in an effort to strategically plan for a sound financial base. The revenue for the financial base is dependent on student enrollment that must be effectively managed. Increases in the price of tuition and fees can lead to decreased …
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Student loan debt influence on graduate degree attainment
… are accruing more debt than ever to pay for college degrees, and recent trends in higher education report a raise in cost of tuition. Current statistics reveal over 1.2 trillion dollars in outstanding student loan debt from over 40 million borrowers, however, students are still being …