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Download full textRedd, Kenneth E. – 1999
This study used data from the 1996 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to compare the demographic characteristics, income levels, educational costs, and financial need levels of Perkins loan and Stafford loan borrowers in academic year 1995-96. Major findings indicated the following: nearly 63 percent of undergraduate Perkins loan borrowers…
Descriptors: College Students, Demography, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationRedd, Kenneth E. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1999
Discussion of the need for the Perkins Loan Program examines recent trends in borrowing under this and the Stafford Loan Program, comparing demographic characteristics, income levels, educational costs, and financial-need levels of loan recipients. It is concluded that the Perkins program continues to play a vital role in providing need-based aid…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Federal Programs, Higher Education
