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Direct linkYu, Hongwei; McKinney, Lyle; Carales, Vincent D. – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background: Prior studies suggest that Federal Work-Study (FWS) participation is positively associated with student learning, persistence, and academic achievement at four-year institutions. Limited research, however, has evaluated whether FWS participation improves academic success among students attending community colleges. Purpose and Research…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Program Effectiveness
Download full textPerna, Laura W.; Odle, Taylor K. – Postsecondary Value Commission, 2021
Working for pay is the reality for many undergraduate students. Higher rates and intensity of employment among students from underserved backgrounds and those attending under-resourced institutions suggest employment during college reinforces inequity in higher education opportunity and outcomes. Compared with higher-income students, students from…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Employment, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students
Juszkiewicz, Jolanta – American Association of Community Colleges, 2014
The federal government plays an indispensable role in helping community college students pay for their education. It is hard to imagine today's community college campuses without needs-based federal student aid, such as the Pell Grant program and subsidized loans. There are, however, significant differences between community college students and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid
Davidson, J. Cody – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The designation "low income" is often assigned to students who are Federal Pell Grant eligible; however, family incomes for these recipients range from $0 to as high as $60,000 (Baum & Payea, 2011). Over 93% of all zero expected family contribution (EFC) students have a family income of $30,000 or less and constituted 67.4% of all…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Grants, Federal Aid, Family Income
Bersudskaya, Vera; Wei, Christina Chang – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
From 1995-96 to 2007-08, the number of undergraduates in the United States grew from about 16.7 million to 21 million (Horn and Berktold 1998; Wei et al. 2009). In 2007-08, two-thirds of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid, including grants, loans, work-study, or some combination of these types of aid. These Web Tables provide…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2012
This publication is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Grants
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2011
This publication is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Grants
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2005
WorkFirst is Washington State's welfare-to-work program. The program's mission is to help citizens get "a job, a better job, a better life." Inaugurated in 1996, it is based on the 1996 federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) welfare reform legislation. As part of this new program, the community and technical college system…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
