Project

Researcher

Description

Completion Date

An Evaluation of How the  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Has Affected  African American Student Success

Marguerite McClinton, Florida State University

Prior research has suggested that state merit grants have been ineffective at promoting college access and success among African American and Latino students. This study examines the student success rates of African Americans in Florida before and after the implementation of the state’s merit aid program.

April 2005

Barriers to College: The Role of Tuition, Financial Aid, Scholastic Preparation, and College Supply on College Enrollment

Katherine Baird, University of Washington-Tacoma

Multivariate analysis of the factors that most significantly determine college enrollment for students from different racial/ethnic backgrounds. The factors examined include: school achievement; family background; tuition; federal and state need-based aid; and the state supply of higher education.

March 2005

The Effects of Differing Financial Aid Processing Policies on the Retention and Success of Students at the California Community Colleges

Michael J. MacCallum, Long Beach City College

This study uses data from the Whistler’s Financial Aid Survey and other sources to examine the effects that financial aid staffing, policies, and procedures have on the retention and success of financial aid students at California community colleges.

December 2004

Development of a Model to Assess the Effects of Financial Factors on Career Choice for Students in the Health Professions

Michael H. Heiberger and Vito Cavallaro, State University of New York College of Optometry

A pilot project was conducted to develop a survey instrument that could be used to assess the effects of student loan indebtedness on health professionals’ mode and location of practice. The pilot study is being used to develop a model that institutions can use to determine what student loan, financial, and demographic factors influence new health professions graduates’ career choices.

July 2004

The Use of Federal College Tuition Tax Credits at Community Colleges: A Capacity-Building Policy Analysis

Benjamin Silliman, New York University

Since the federal Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits came into existence in 1997, many have been concerned about their effectiveness on helping to encourage enrollments of students at different types of postsecondary institutions. This study examines the effects of the federal tax credits on enrollments at three community colleges.

January 2004

Does Financial Aid Matter on Students’ College Choice? Differences by Racial Group

Dongbin Kim, University of California at Los Angeles

Throughout American history, people of color have been under-represented selective four-year colleges and universities and highly represented at two-year institutions. This study examines the role of financial aid programs in providing equal college access and choice to students by their race/ethnicity. The study seeks to find out if financial aid promotes equal opportunity of college choice regardless of racial differences.

March 2003

Financial Aid Policy Development: An Analysis of Merit Aid Policy At Selected Private Liberal Arts Colleges in Midwest

Angeles Eames, Graduate Student, Loyola University Chicago

This study provides an in-depth understanding of how merit aid policy has unfolded at a selected number of liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. The study identifies key factors that college administrators used to design and implement institution-based merit aid.

December 2002

Divided We Fall: The Federal Government Confronts the Digital Divide

Charmaine Jackson, Graduate Student, Claremont Graduate School

The study examines how the federal government’s transition for a paper-based to an electronic financial aid application and delivery system might affect disadvantaged students.

November 2002

The Institutional Impact of the Georgia HOPE Program

Bridget Terry Long, Assistant Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Georgia’s HOPE scholarship provides college scholarships to all Georgia high school graduates who have at least a B average in core courses. Long’s study examines the effects of the HOPE program on Georgia colleges’ decisions about tuition prices, educational expenditures, and enrollment sizes.

April 2002

The Influence of Financial Aid and Student Characteristics on Degree Completion Rates for a Cohort of Two-Year College Students

George Mertz, Director of Financial Aid, Lima Technical College

Financial aid and student completion rates are examined in this study. The results of the study are based on a model that shows how persistence relates to financial aid and other demographic and academic characteristics.

January 2001