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Kristopher Lee Hatcher – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In the United States, postsecondary educational attainment positively correlates to the probability of a person being employed and the amount of money they earn (U.S. Department of Labor, 2018). Financial aid programs attempt to help students afford, remain in, and finish their postsecondary pursuits, but Levin (1989) asserted some forms of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Tuition, State Colleges, Student Costs
Brittany Hampton Francis – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study is to identify determinants of student persistence and degree completion in Louisiana. Currently, the state ranks second to lowest in the nation with individuals who experience higher education and obtain a college degree. Recognition of influential factors on student persistence and degree completion allows legislators…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence, Time to Degree, Educational Policy
Blalock, James Gaddis, III – ProQuest LLC, 2018
To address the issues of affordability and student persistence through graduation, some institutions of higher education have embraced the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) program. The fact that several of these institutions have subsequently shown improvements in affordability and student retention suggests that other colleges and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Quality, Awards, Educational Improvement
Eva Marie Kane – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The college student population is predicted to increase from 13 million to 21 million between 2003-2015 (Strom, 2004). This increase along with the exponentially increasing cost of post-secondary education has caused an increase in the financial burden placed on students. Between 2000 and 2012, the two major post-secondary institutions in the…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Student Loan Programs, Scholarships
Coria, Elizabeth F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
California established the Board of Governors (BOG) fee waiver in 1984 to maintain educational access after the implementation of the state's first ever unit-based fees for community college attendance. Although it was not designed as an incentive to stimulate higher levels of academic achievement or student success, recent accountability policy…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Fees, Student Financial Aid, Community Colleges
Loyalka, Prashant Kumar – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Since the late 1990s, China has dramatically increased its college enrollments, the number and diversity of its higher education institutions, university tuition fees, and financial aid. Now students from a wider range of backgrounds have significantly more opportunities to attend college and also compete for entry into more selective…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Higher Education, Income, Foreign Countries