In the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act, Congress directed the National Center for Education Statistics to conduct a new study of higher education costs paid by institutions and prices paid by students and their families. This report contains commissioned papers prepared in support of this study and a summary of a meeting convened to…

This report highlights the functions, services, and programs offered to the state's citizens by the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office and the state's Higher Education Services Council. The Minnesota Higher Education Services Office works to provide high quality, statewide services to the citizens of Minnesota toward achieving student…

This viewbook describes the North Dakota University System (NDUS) to help students who may be considering enrolling. With five colleges and six universities, the NDUS has a campus that is a good fit for almost every student. From 1-year technical and vocational programs to professional degrees in law, medicine, and pharmacy, the NDUS will help…

This report summarizes results from the Higher Education Services Offices 2001 survey of financial aid received by undergraduates attending Minnesota postsecondary institutions. Undergraduates attending Minnesota postsecondary institutions in fiscal year (fy) 2001 used $1.2 billion in grants, education loans, and earnings from work study jobs to…

The "Student Financial Aid Handbook" explains the policies and procedures required for institutions of higher education to administer federally funded student financial assistance programs properly. This volume describes how a school calculates and pays Pell awards to eligible students and how it reports those payments to the Department…

This workbook is intended to assist schools that participate in the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program gain the necessary skills to reconcile their loan records with U.S. Department of Education data each month. After an introduction that offers general information, establishes course goals and objectives, and sets out the course agenda, the…

This report describes the development of student aid policies and explores the multiple purposes toward which various types of aid are now directed. The transformation of student aid has occurred over three periods, a national economic era from the end of World War II to the mid-1960s, a universal access era lasting through the 1970s, and a…

This study examined the impact of the HOPE Scholarship Program through the lens of several key players in the higher education financing process: students and their families; colleges and universities; the states; federal higher education policy; and federal tax policy. The HOPE Scholarship is a tax credit that allows taxpayers to reduce their tax…

This publication is intended to help postsecondary schools understand draft cohort default rate data. It explains how the Department of Education calculates cohort default rates, the effect of cohort default rates, and how to read cohort default rate loan record detail reports. Also, it reviews electronic reports available from the Department of…

The P-16 initiative of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), which produced the essays in this collection, began in 2000. This initiative has included case studies of P-16 activities in five states and full-day discussions of P-16 issues involving educators and policymakers. These essays articulate what state educational systems…

Chapters in this collection discuss the state of access to U.S. higher education institutions for lower income students and the status of student aid programs. The chapters of part 1, "College Access Issues for Lower Income Students," contains: (1) "Educational Opportunity in America" (Brian K. Fitzgerald and Jennifer A. Delaney); and (2) "An…

This document provides data on the characteristics of each public and private postsecondary institution in the state of Maine. Telephone numbers, Web site addresses, accreditation information, tuition and fees, enrollment and awards data, programs offered, and financial aid information are included for each institution. Part 1 contains data for…

This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on student financial funding and contains resources highlighting some of the newest options for students pursuing funding, especially loans. The sources listed should be helpful to financial aid administrators as well as to parents and students. Resources are grouped into: (1) Web resources;…

This guide has been produced in response to requests from parents, teachers, and counselors who use Minnesota Careers with their children and students. The parent guide is primarily for parents and guardians who would like to take an active role in their childrens career exploration, and can be used as a resource with Minnesota Careers 2002. The…

This resource paper provides an overview of student financial aid and discusses the roles and responsibilities of those who play a significant part in the process of providing aid to students with disabilities. The paper also addresses the financial aid application procedure and suggests timelines and resources for those individuals who are…