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Download full textHansen, W. Lee; And Others – 1985
The amount of earnings by dependent college students with unmet financial need was assessed in 1983-1984, along with the extent to which student earnings reduce or eliminate unmet need. Aggregated data on imbalances among costs, resources (including expected parent contributions and student earnings), and financial aid were examined for full-time…
Descriptors: Dependents, Financial Needs, Higher Education, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid)
Thrift, Julianne Still; Toppe, Christopher M. – 1985
Sources of funds for students at private colleges are assessed, along with major changes in student financial aid during 1979-1984, based on the Student Aid Recipient Data Bank of the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities. A random sample of actual student financial aid records was examined in order to show how aid is…
Descriptors: Dependents, Federal Aid, Full Time Students, Grants
Dennis, Marguerite J. – 1994
This short brochure offers practical advice and information to parents and students on financing a college education. It opens with 10 facts about financing a college education to serve as a backdrop for the advice and information offered in the following pages. The brochure offers its information in a question and answer format. Topics covered…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Eligibility, Grants, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHood, Albert B.; Maplethorpe, Cheryl K. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
Research findings regarding the impact of financial aid on the academic lives of college students, their grades, their academic loads, and their persistence are summarized. The five areas of financial aid studied are parental support, scholarships and grants, loans, work, and aid packages. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Financial Support, Grants
Wiencek, Ruth, Ed. – 1978
Information on financial aid programs is provided in this guide for students. The introduction discusses where the labor movement stands on educational needs. The contents of the publication are as follows: Meeting College Costs through a Financial Aid Package; How to Cut Educational Costs; How Students' Financial Aid Needs Are Analyzed; Low…
Descriptors: College Students, Directories, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Andersen, Charles J. – 1986
The estimated percentage of full-time undergraduates who received aid in fall 1984 is reported, along with the total amount they received, the distribution of aided students by families' income level, and the composition of aid packages. Information is also provided on student debt, the use of special tuition plans, and how student employment…
Descriptors: College Students, Debt (Financial), Dependents, Family Income
