The ACT Student Opinion Survey (ACTSOS) was administered during spring 2000 to 42 randomly selected classes at South Texas Community College (STCC) and to a national sample of 30,326 students drawn from 130 public colleges. Compared with the national sample, students in the STCC sample: (1) generally were more satisfied with their college…

As debate continues over who should get what kinds of aid to attend college, it is important to know what students and their families are actually paying for college, where the money is coming from, and how students' methods of paying vary with their family income and the type of institution they attend. To inform these debates, this report uses…

This publication compares the borrowing patterns of undergraduate students surveyed in the National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies of 1989-90, 1992-93, and 1995-96 who received federal Family Education (Stafford) or Supplemental Loans for Students, based on data from the National Student Loan Data System. The primary purpose of the study was to…

This Student Aid Handbook presents suggestions for prospective applicants to consider when choosing a college or university which bet meets the candidate's needs and goals. The Handbook describes four areas to consider and related questions when researching a field of study or school: national accreditation or state authorizations, courses, costs,…

This monograph offers reflections on the role of private higher education in American society. Chapter 1, "Scope and Diversity of Private Higher Education," defines private higher education and notes that private institutions run the gamut from liberal arts colleges to comprehensive colleges and universities, to specialized institutions, two-year…

This compilation of Federal Education Laws pertaining to higher education presents the full text of each statute. Statutes are organized in four sections: (1) general higher education programs; (2) Native American higher education; (3) National Science Foundation; and (4) assistance to specified institutions. The following is a unified listing of…

This report focuses on developmental education instruction for state supported students in Washington who lack the skills to perform college-level work, but have skills above the level of adult basic education. It describes overall enrollments, student characteristics, enrollments for subsets that have been identified through data matches, course…

This document presents federal student loan cohort default rates for postsecondary institutions, including two- and four-year colleges, universities, church-affiliated schools, historically black colleges and universities, tribally controlled schools, and proprietary vocational schools. Each listing, sorted alphabetically by school name, contains…

This document presents federal student loan cohort default rates for postsecondary institutions including, two- and four-year colleges, universities, church-affiliated schools, historically black colleges and universities, tribally controlled schools, and proprietary vocational schools. Each listing, sorted by Office of Postsecondary Education…

This package is a collection of 12 transparencies to accompany a discussion of reasons to go to college and how to pay for college. The first sheet is an introduction, and the second poses the question "Why go to college or career school?" The third transparency summarizes topics related to paying for college or career school, and the rest of the…

This report examines the results of student focus group sessions at Ivy Tech State College. From these sessions, five themes emerged: (1) Communications--improved communication would improve student experience, yet determining how to best communicate with students and finding resources to meet those needs will be challenging; (2) Student…

This collection of tables is a compilation of 1998 default rates of institutions of higher education participating in the federal Perkins Loan program and is based on the cohort of borrowers who entered repayment status in the 1996-97 reporting period. Data are presented by state and by individual institution and include: (1) number of borrowers…

This paper explores the changing context for New Jersey's higher education system and implications for future access and opportunity. It highlights the state's existing major student aid programs, including how they are currently used and will be affected by future demand. Analyses are provided of contemporary approaches to addressing the issues…

This guide, written in Spanish, describes federal student aid programs for postsecondary education and how to apply for them. It begins by outlining sources for learning about student aid, such as school financial aid administrators, state higher education agencies, foundations, organizations related to particular fields of interest and toll-free…

This collection of tables is a compilation of 1998 school cohort default rates for fiscal years(FY) 1995, 1996, and 1997 for all schools that are currently participating in any Title IV student financial assistance program. Schools are listed by state in descending order by cohort default rate. Foreign schools are listed following the state…