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Financial Aid Policy: Lessons from Research
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Dynarski, Susan; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Future of Children, 2013
In the nearly fifty years since the adoption of the Higher Education Act of 1965, financial aid programs have grown in scale, expanded in scope, and multiplied in form. As a result, financial aid has become the norm among college enrollees. Aid now flows not only to traditional college students but also to part-time students, older students, and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Higher Education, Educational Policy
Examining Zero Expected Family Contribution as a New Criterion for "Low Income": Comparing the Impact on Student Persistence at Two- and Four-Year Institutions
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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
The Oklahoma's Promise Program: A National Model to Promote College Persistence
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Mendoza, Pilar; Mendez, Jesse P. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
Using a multi-method approach involving fixed effects and logistic regressions, this study examined the effect of the Oklahoma's Promise Program on student persistence in relation to the Pell and Stafford federal programs and according to socio-economic characteristics and class level. The Oklahoma's Promise is a hybrid state program that pays…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, State Programs
Financial Aid Policy: Lessons from Research. NBER Working Paper No. 18710
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Dynarski, Susan; Scott-Clayton, Judith – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013
In the nearly fifty years since the adoption of the Higher Education Act of 1965, financial aid programs have grown in scale, expanded in scope, and multiplied in form. As a result, financial aid has become the norm among college enrollees. The increasing size and complexity of the nation's student aid system has generated questions about…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Higher Education, Educational Policy
Financial Aid and Persistence in Community Colleges: Assessing the Effectiveness of Federal and State Financial Aid Programs in Oklahoma
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Mendoza, Pilar; Mendez, Jesse P.; Malcolm, Zaria – Community College Review, 2009
Using a longitudinal, state-wide dataset, this study assessed the effect of financial aid on the persistence of full-time students in associate's degree programs at the Oklahoma community colleges. Three financial-aid sources were examined: the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), Pell grants, and Stafford loans. Results indicate that…
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Federal Aid
Institutional Grants and Baccalaureate Degree Attainment
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Price, Derek V.; Davis, Ryan J. – National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NJ1), 2006
While the effects of the shift from need- to merit-based grants on student enrollment and receipt of aid have been examined thoroughly by a number of analysts, very few recent reports have examined the effects of these grants on students' persistence towards completing bachelor's degrees. To examine this issue, this report explores the linkages…
Descriptors: Grants, Student Financial Aid, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence