Mandatory community college student fees have risen steadily over the past 20 years, outpacing the growth of tuition by a substantial margin. To date, research on postsecondary fees has been limited to public four-year colleges and universities, even as community college fees are growing faster and affecting students who are likely more price…

Encouraging adults who have started but not yet earned a degree or certificate to return to college is an enrollment strategy that is growing in interest across diverse state and institutional contexts. In an effort to improve both students' and administrators' experiences with adult learner engagement initiatives, administrative holds, and past…

The student housing crisis surrounding large public universities remains underexamined in education scholarship. This paper fills a gap in literature by analyzing how Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) adds to the hidden cost of attending these institutions and examines the broader implications of commodifying studenthood for students,…

This study involved 54 peer financial mentors from seven institutions to explore their challenges when working with mentees. Challenges included: mentees presented financial concerns that exceeded the mentors' ability, mentors frequently lacked the financial knowledge to provide highquality peer financial mentoring, and the shift in programming…

This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the impact of tuition fee increases in England on the full-degree mobility of undergraduate students from the European Union. First, we investigated whether the increase in tuition fees reduced the number of EU students in English higher education institutions. Our analysis shows that, on average,…

In 2016, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) released an analysis of school policies regarding Advanced Placement (AP) credit. Despite being one of the few ways students could seek to graduate in fewer than four years, PPI discovered that the vast majority of the nation's top schools restricted students from applying AP coursework toward degree…

Over the last forty years, non-elite private institutions have steadily increased listed tuition and institutional aid. This practice has continued even though the net tuition revenue gains from incoming students have become minimal. We present a new explanation for why these yearly increases continue: The pricing structure of non-elite privates…

The non-subsidized private school sector is a privileged landscape for assessing market theories' promises and assumptions. Unlike quasi markets with public-financed private schools, the fully private sector is a "purer market," where the price is expected to be determined by competitive dynamics, profit is allowed, and fewer regulations…

To better understand how transportation costs affect college persistence, this study examined the experiences of community college students enrolled at two City University of New York (CUNY) community colleges--Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and Queensborough Community College (QCC). Treatment students were randomly assigned to…

This HEPI Report includes two contrasting views on recent higher education policies and alternatives to the status quo. In Part One, Roger Brown argues neoliberal policies have damaged English higher education in recent decades -- and continue to do so. He says neoliberalism has many adverse effects, including 'increased stratification, the…

As student debt continues to climb, outstripping all other forms of personal debt and topping off at $1.7 trillion nationally, previous research has shown that the amount of anticipated debt has an impact on graduate student career choices. However, there is a dearth of information that shows if student debt is impacting student's choices before…

Career and technical education (CTE) has existed in the United States for over a century, and only in recent years have there been opportunities to assess the causal impact of participating in these programs while in high school. To date, no work has assessed whether the relative costs of these programs meet or exceed the benefits as described in…

In many Western and Eastern European countries, the habilitation is the highest formal qualification awarded by universities, ranking above the doctorate. Despite its central role in the European higher education system, little is known about the career trajectories of those who have obtained this degree. This paper systematically analyzes the…

Ensuring postsecondary education is affordable for Kentuckians is a top priority of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and higher education institutions. Maintaining access to life-changing postsecondary credentials benefits both individuals and the state alike. This inaugural report on undergraduate student debt demonstrates that…

The Brazilian government has adopted measures that aim to influence students' spatial mobility. The extent and success of such measures require detailed knowledge of the mobility determinants. Gravity models are the appropriate tool for analyzing the flows of college students from their place of origin to their destination. To analyze the…