One of the goals of state prepaid tuition and college savings programs is that parents will soon consider participating in Section 529 plans for future higher education costs as commonly as they enroll in 401K plans for their retirement. Too many families are taking on far too much debt for college expenses, and tuition has been consistently…

This document presents questions and answers to some frequently asked questions concerning student fees and financial aid at California's public colleges and universities. The answers provide an overview of costs and aid at public institutions of higher education in California. In the 2003-2004 year, California residents enrolled as full-time…

This report combines the results of the 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 administrations of the University of Akron (UA) Alumni Survey. During each survey, a questionnaire with more than 100 items was mailed to each undergraduate alumnus 1 year and 6 years after his or her graduation. As a result, this survey combines responses of the classes of 1991…

What Americans know, or think they know, about financing a college education was studied in a comprehensive 9-month study that included 16 focus groups with 150 parents in 8 cities and a telephone survey of 2,000 randomly selected adults between the ages of 21 and 70 from all parts of the United States. Taken together, the central findings of this…

This resource guide is an alphabetical listing of information on Arizona's universities, colleges, and career schools. Each institution has unique admission guidelines, program requirements, and course offerings.This guide recommends that candidates who have narrowed their school choices to several institutions should:(1) Call the schools they are…

In response to requests for more accurate and complete information about financial aid for college students, the 'Division of Higher Education, Office of Education, undertook its Student Assistance Project for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about institutional student financial aid. The present bulletin is the third in…

This bulletin reports information about scholarships, loans, and opportunities for employment available to undergraduate students at colleges and universities throughout the country for the year 1955-56. It is the third in a series of reports based on a current study which the Office of Education is making in response to continuing demand for…

The relationship among financial aid, academic attrition, and student ability is discussed. With the assurance that no one was more equal than another, quantitative access resulted in a leveling process--the new game became mediocrity, not meritocracy. (MLW)

The Action Committee for Higher Education--a coalition of 19 Washington-based higher education groups that serves as a national information clearinghouse on student aid, keeping students, parents, the news media, campus officials, and others informed about the Reagan Administration's student aid proposals--is described. (MLW)

While legal action to collect defaulted student loans is required, an equally important aspect of the student loan dilemma is to identify ways institutions can reduce the rate of future defaults. "Due diligence" procedures are discussed, as well as other administrative measures helpful to institutions. (MLW)

The activities of Project TRANSACTION, a 10-year research and development project of the College Scholarship Service division of the College Board, are described. The project is intended to unify the student financial aid delivery system through application of electronic information technologies. (Author/MLW)

A study of the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants program in the 1980-81 award period revealed that the state allotment formula produces a distribution of funds that undermines, rather than supports, the SEOG program's statutory purpose of delivering funds to needy students. (MLW)

Postsecondary education is a service system which is underutilized by mentally retarded (MR) adults. Like students with other disabilities, MR adults have recently been attending college in increased numbers largely as a result of the equal treatment guarantee of Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (Author/PHR)

Uses financial aid awards to calculate net price and uses information on the alternatives considered by the two-year college applicants. Results support the view that prices do affect post-high school decision making, although not uniformly across all groups of students. (Author/IRT)

The new National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rule allowing student athletes in Division I schools to have part-time jobs during the school year offers students an opportunity to earn money, but may create monitoring headaches for athletic departments. Students will probably be steered toward campus jobs. Job income will not affect Pell…