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Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Eagleton Inst. of Politics. – 1987
In fall 1986, the Center for Public Interest Polling at the Eagleton Institute of Politics conducted a study of the educational objectives, attitudes, characteristics, and plans of students enrolled in New Jersey's 19 community and county colleges. Interviews were conducted with 2,100 randomly selected students. Study findings included the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Parent Financial Contribution, Participant Satisfaction
Download full textWestat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1990
To establish a comprehensive national database on postsecondary student financial aid, the National Center for Education Statistics conducted the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). Objectives were to: (1) determine the costs of postsecondary education for aided and non-aided students; (2) evaluate how students finance their…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Database Design
Macro International, Inc., Calverton, MD. – 1997
Volume 1 of this document reports the results of a telephone survey of approximately 3,600 student and parent borrowers who originated loans during the 1994-95 academic year using two Title IV Federal student loan programs, the Direct Loan and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) programs. The objective of the survey was to provide baseline…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Finance
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
Characteristics of students and their family/personal income was studied for each of the four segments of California higher education to determine how college costs were met. Data sources were the 1982-1983 Student Expenses and Resources Survey (SEARS) and student data files. Major findings include the following: In 1982, more than 300,000…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Debt (Financial), Dependents, Family Income
Dent, Richard A. – 1987
Student costs and financing of college were studied in Washington State using the College Scholarship Service's Student Expense and Resource Survey (SEARS). The study population consisted of: (1) full-time undergraduate students and full-time graduate students in master's or traditional doctoral level programs at state institutions; (2) full-time…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Colleges, Debt (Financial), Dependents
New York State Higher Education Services Corp., Albany. – 1984
Educational financing patterns of full-time undergraduates in New York State were compared for Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. Compared to Whites, the minority students had lower incomes, were more likely to be financially independent of their parents, and were more likely to attend the City University of New York (CUNY) or proprietary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
