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Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2018
Higher education has long been viewed as a social elevator. The path to a higher education credential, however, is complicated for students from low-income and/or minoritized communities. This report provides a snapshot of digital tools designed to help students with college exploration, college admissions, and financial planning. To set the…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Access to Education, Low Income Students
Shelley, Rita F. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1989
Results of a national survey of financial aid officers provides information on current computer capabilities and the status of technological innovation in financial aid office administration. Obstacles to innovation and reasons to innovate were also investigated. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Innovation, National Surveys
Anton, Kristin P.; And Others – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1981
A study of staffing averages at institutions categorized by numbers of financial aid applicants provides a gauge by which institutions may evaluate staffing levels. The data are intended to be useful to financial aid administrators in evaluating the adequacy of the numbers and types of their staff. (MLW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Analysis, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
Findings of a California committee that investigated computer-based student aid search services are examined. In mid-1982, over 40 computer search organizations had been identified. A survey of the organizations found that almost all were private-for-profit firms. Only four of the respondents that offer a direct service to students maintain their…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
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Schoenfeldt, Barbara B. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1984
A survey of financial aid officers in 50 state universities concerning information dissemination about graduate student scholarships is reported. Specific suggestions are given, e.g., establishing a computerized or microfiche system to organize information for individual or printout access, increasing publicity by a variety of means, and getting…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Financial Aid Applicants, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Thorndill, Steven – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1983
A test of a reputable scholarship search service using a fictitious student and characteristics revealed that the aid source information obtained was only fair in relevance and response rate to follow-up inquiry. Students are advised to concentrate on more productive sources of information: colleges, personal contacts, and publications. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Aid Applicants
Andersen, Charles J. – 1984
The level and composition of student financial aid for undergraduate students were estimated, with attention to estimated number of aid recipients, the total amount they received, the distribution of aided students by their families' income level, the composition of their aid packages, and the use of computers in the administration of aid. In…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Eligibility