Describes the computer assisted system in use at Washington State University. It controls and reports funds requested by students, offered to students, and disbursed to students, writes financial aid checks, prepares fiscal year-end statements and performs loan collection processes according to federal government regulations, and provides internal…

Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and specifically Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL), are presented, with a focus on issues of multiple disbursements, loan consolidation, subsidies, and copayments. Witnesses represent the lending institutions, secondary markets, and students. The GSL program is designed to promote the…

Information on financial aid at public institutions of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for 1974-1975 through 1983-1984 is presented, with a focus on systemwide norms, averages, and distributions for grants, loans, scholarships, and employment. In 1983-1984 financial aid was awarded to 30.5 percent of the unduplicated students at…

The federal student loan program is examined with focus on how well it will serve the country's needs in the 1990s and beyond. A series of papers are presented in two parts. Part one, Student Loan Policy and Proposals for Change, includes the following papers: "Appearance and Reality in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program" (M.…

Differences in Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) default trends among 54 U.S. state/territory guarantee agencies were investigated, based on September 1981, 1982, and 1983 quarterly reports. The states/territories were grouped into four categories based on a classification of loan volumes and the agencies' years of experiences. Among findings are…

Author pointed out a few facts describing the financial conditions and problems under which the state's community colleges are operating. (Author/RK)

THE PROBLEMS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH LONG-TERM LOANS TO STUDENTS (ESPECIALLY NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOANS) ARE IDENTIFIED AND ANALYZED. MAJOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE--(1) THE ACCUMULATION OF A LARGE DEBT OFTEN UNJUSTLY INFLUENCES A STUDENT'S DECISION REGARDING GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, (2) REPAYMENT OF A DEBT BY AN ALUMNUS OFTEN SUBSTITUTES…

This long-range planning study of higher education, the most comprehensive of its kind undertaken in the state, is based on more than 70 specific studies and on long-range planning reports of the public senior institutions. Eleven major goals of higher education are discussed in detail and 118 specific recommendations are made to implement these…

A national scholarship policy based on a cost-benefit analysis of the social value of education is proposed as one method for improving current patterns of allocating US college scholarships and tuition funds. A central college subsidy agency, operating on a limited budget, would be required to allocate funds according to the maximum overall…

An increasingly important function of high school counselors is advising students about financing their postsecondary education. With substantial increases in the amount of student financial aid funds available from the federal government, state aid programs, and local and other sources, the counselor's role has been significantly affected. This…

The Student Financial Aid Act of 1975 amends Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and for other purposes. Parts of the bill cover: (1) grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education; (2) federal, state, and private programs of low-interest insured loans to students in institutions of higher education; (3)…

The 1974 annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation includes: (1) a statistical summary; (2) loans approved, by month; (3) budget summary; (4) condition of reserve account; (5) loans approved, by county of students. residence; (6) loans approved by lender; (7) loans outstanding, by Maryland lenders; (8) distribution of…

This document reports on the ability of students and parents in the South to pay for the costs of education. The financial barrier that inhibits the education of many citizens and the efforts of state governments, federal government, and the postsecondary institutions to eliminate the barrier are described. Highlights indicate: (1) The financial…

Data included in this publication supplement the descriptive and summary information presented in the 1971 Annual Report and 1972 Annual Report of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System. These data relate to student enrollments, program development and productivity, faculty salaries and teaching loads, campus development,…

This bibliography lists materials pertinent to the question of who should pay for postsecondary education. Forty-eight citations are presented alphabetically by title. ERIC numbers are provided at the end of each citation where appropriate. (MJM)