A table that shows the rates of default on Stafford Student Loans at non-profit colleges, universities, vocational and technical schools is presented. The default rate represents the proportion of borrowers required to begin paying off their loans in fiscal 1987 who failed to make payments in 1987 or 1988. (MLW)

The federal government's College Assistance Migrant Program provides generous financial aid, counseling, tutoring, and encouragement to the children of migrant workers seeking a college education. While the program takes students only through the freshman year, most return. Both academic and social benefits are substantial. (MSE)

The Justice Department's investigation of possible antitrust violations by colleges and universities, which focuses on the way private colleges set tuition rates and award financial aid to students, is discussed. The inquiry centers on groups or consortia of private colleges. (MLW)

The study attempted to determine the effect of availability of scholarships and loans on the career choice of high school juniors and seniors. A survey of 911 college-bound students revealed that 89 percent considered availability of scholarships important to career choice, and 84 percent considered loan availability important. (CH)

A cooperative, interinstitutional plan offering individual tuition accounts based on lump-sum payments as a means of saving for college expenses is proposed as an alternative to loan options, savings bonds, and tuition futures. (MSE)

The Solomon Amendment provides that only by registering with the Selective Service System can males aged 18-26 receive federal aid. Fourteen states have explicitly enacted similar legislation. Examines whether these legislative initiatives are constitutional under the supremacy clause. (MLF)

A study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) analyzed tuition discount ratios for small colleges with lower tuition, small colleges with higher tuition, and large colleges/universities. It examined average tuition discount percentages, average tuition rates and enrollments, percent of students aided, and…

Data from the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study were used to assess the influence of prices and price subsidies on within-year persistence by proprietary school students. African Americans, Hispanics, and students without high school degrees were more likely to persist although tuition charges had a substantial negative influence. (SLD)

An action-inquiry strategy that colleges, universities, and state agencies can use to design and test new approaches to tuition and student aid is proposed. Several institutional aid policy case studies are examined from two perspectives: as a process of rethinking the theories underlying current policy, and from the viewpoint of communication…

Establishment of college policy for determining the proportion of the budget allotted to student financial aid is discussed. The classic marketing approach to revenue optimization is outlined and adapted for college decision-making. Mathematical formulas for addressing differing institutional enrollment situations and risk factors are offered.…

A sampling of what is available, along with ordering information, of computer software programs that provide interactive career and college information and guidance that students can explore on their own. (MLF)

In the context of recent federal investigations and prosecutions of purported student financial aid price fixing, this article offers colleges and universities a model antitrust policy addressing financial aid, tuition, and faculty salaries. Specific guidelines on exchange of different types of data (historical, tuition information, salary levels,…

The high tuition/high student aid approach will not only change how higher education is financed, it will also have powerful political and educational consequences, using student and parental contributions as a means of redistributing income. Current economic conditions offer an opportunity to more clearly define shared responsibilities for higher…

This article suggests the need for a new financing model in higher education based on both high tuition and high financial aid. This model would collect a greater percentage of the full educational costs from students who can afford it and increase resources for student financial aid. (DB)

It is proposed that reexamination and restructuring of corporate education programs and tuition assistance policies is now appropriate. Some suggested revisions include use of preferred provider colleges and tuition discounting. The role of the college or university in negotiating changes is also discussed. (MSE)