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Phibbs, Philip M. – AGB Reports, 1990
Creating separate student-aid programs for the proprietary and nonprofit sectors of higher education will be one of the most bitterly debated issues in the upcoming reauthorization of higher education law. A major point of contention is the matter of hugely disproportionate default rates among students in the different sectors. (MLW)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Grants, Loan Repayment
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
Information is presented on student default rates at 7,800 postsecondary schools. The report builds on previous data and offers a summary analysis of the approximately 1.2 million 1983 borrowers' rates of default by kinds of schools that borrowers and defaulters attended and length in years of their schools' academic programs. Information is…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Loan Repayment, National Surveys
National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1984
A reference guide to federal student assistance programs is presented with a description and history of funding provided for each. For most programs, there is an analysis of the distribution of funding by sector, type of institution, and state. Information is also included on sources of revenue for public and private colleges and universities,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in 1985 are presented. The largest and most important programs contained in the Higher Education Act provide grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students with a demonstrated need for federal financial aid. These…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1985 are presented. The largest and most important programs contained in the Higher Education Act provide grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students with a demonstrated need for federal financial aid. The Act also…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1989
This report on the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program in the California community colleges discusses the repayment of student loans and recommends strategies for reducing default rates. Introductory material highlights the following trends: (1) financial aid programs for low-income students have failed to keep pace with demand; (2) by 1983,…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Support
Lee, John B. – 1985
The distribution of student aid among the five sectors of postsecondary education is examined: proprietary schools, two-year public colleges, four-year public colleges and universities, two-year nonprofit private colleges, and four-year nonprofit private colleges and universities. Attention is also directed to the ways this aid distribution has…
Descriptors: College Students, Dependents, Economic Factors, Federal Aid
Breslin, Janice – 1985
Trends in financial aid to students in Maryland colleges and universities are reported. Attention is directed to the distribution of different types of aid to undergraduate and graduate students, and financial aid awarded by type of institution. Characteristics of recipients of Guaranteed Student Loans, General State Scholarships, and Senatorial…
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Policy
