Two programs being considered by Congress to aid middle-income college students in coping with ever increasing college costs are examined. Expansion of existing student aid programs to reach families higher on the income scale; or a new program of federal income tax credits for the expenses of higher education. The background of present policy…

This annotated bibliography of current counseling and educational literature provides information about the following areas: (1) occupations; (2) educational, vocational, and personal guidance; (3) guidance administration and procedures; (4) student aids; (5) free or inexpensive guidance material; (6) teacher aids; (7) adult education and the…

This survey of over 600 undergraduate students attending the University of Minnesota covers: (1) student expenses, (2) the sources used to pay these expenses, and (3) opinions about present financial assistance policies and practices. Independent variables examined include sex, age, class, recipient/nonrecipient of financial aid, financial…

This document divides a cluster of medical schools into seven groups based on percent change in entering class size from 1970-71 to 1973-74. These groups were then used to analyze differences between schools of differing class-size change patterns for 307 varibales drawn from the Institutional Profile System of the Association of American Medical…

Although two-year institutions enroll over 25 percent of all full-time college students and over 53 percent of all first-time full-time freshmen from families with incomes of less than $10,000, they receive less than 16 percent of United States Office of Education student loan funds, and a similar percentage of Basic Educational Opportunity…

By early 1969, 82 percent of a public opinion poll called for the expulsion of college students who broke laws while participating in campus demonstrations, and 84 percent thought these students should lose federal loans. Essentially three issues faced Congress at this time: (1) Did Congress have a clear rationale for involvement in campus…

A College Entrance Examination Board study of the six, federally-assisted, student loan programs - National Defense Student Loan Program, Guaranteed Loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965, Guaranteed Loans for Vocational Students, Health Professions, Student Loan Program, Nursing Student Loan Program, and Cuban Refugee Student Loan Program -…

A study was conducted to determine if handicapped students who received federal vocational rehabilitation assistance from the Department of Rehabilitation in the forms of money and/or equipment were benefitting from such aid, and to determine if one sex was benefitting more than the other. Study subjects were a sample of 60 handicapped students…

That the availability of adult part-time scholarship aid to attend college has had a positive impact on individual, family, and work lives of the recepients in a Kellogg Community College program is documented by a survey of scholarship recipients. Results are related to earlier research by the American Council on Education. (JT)

A model training module is described that offers high school counselors familiarity with student financial aid options for college-bound students. The package includes information on need analysis, definitions of aid available, identification of major resource areas, Michigan aggregate dollar statistics, and a list of policy-related questions.…

Financial problems, and even the survival, of developing institutions funded by Title III are reported. Issues include the HEW freeze on grant money and problems with student financial aid from the government. (LBH)

The price of a higher education is rising fast--but there's also a bright side to the picture, including easier entry to some schools. (Editor)

With the guidelines apparently established in recent court litigation, it is likely that many more publicly-financed programs of aid to students in private institutions will develop according to the needs and ideas in different states. (Author/LBH)

The study investigated effectiveness of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. It was contrasted to a control program and to the freshman population relating sex, race, financial aid, special instruction, general achievement/aptitude, and attrition/persistence with GPA. Experimental courses elevate GPAs; regular courses do not.…

A study of Educational Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) in California community colleges reveals it has been successful in providing assistance, but financial assistance funds are insufficient to the needs of many current and potential students. Findings on major program components include identification, recruitment, readiness,…