ACT research report: Influence of financial need on the vocational development of college students

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen R. Vander Well
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Vocational Development ◽  
Financial Need

scholarly journals California DREAM: The Impact of Financial Aid for Undocumented Community College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federick Ngo ◽  
Samantha Astudillo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Undocumented Students ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Financial Need ◽  
Hispanic Male ◽  
The Impact

Ineligibility for state financial aid has traditionally limited undocumented students’ access to higher education. Since 2013, the California Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (CA-DREAM) has made state-supported aid available to undocumented college students with demonstrated financial need. We use a difference-in-difference strategy and administrative data to examine the impact of the policy on undocumented community college students’ enrollment behaviors and postsecondary outcomes. The availability of CA-DREAM aid for these students, in the form of enrollment fee waivers, drew in undocumented Hispanic male students, students with lower average incoming high school GPAs, and those who increased their 11th to 12th grade achievement. Receiving DREAM aid significantly increased the average number of units attempted and completed and, in some cases, improved persistence and attainment outcomes. Undocumented students receiving aid achieved at similar levels as U.S. citizen peers receiving aid and better than their undocumented peers not receiving aid.

Importance of Career-Related Parental Support for the Educational and Vocational Development of Incoming College Students

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trisha L. Raque-Boghdan ◽  
Elizabeth Klingaman ◽  
Helena M. Martin ◽  
Margaretha S. Lucas
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Vocational Development

Net Tuition, Unmet Financial Need, and Cooling Out: A National Study of Degree Aspirations Among First-Time Community College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 009155212110266
Author(s):  
Cameron Sublett ◽  
Jason Taylor
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
State Level ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Model Specification ◽  
National Study ◽  
Degree Aspirations ◽  
Financial Need

Objective: This study examined the statistical association between net tuition and changes in degree aspirations among community college students. In addition, the study explored the moderating influence of unmet financial need. Method: Analyses relied on data from the most recent iteration of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study. Estimates were derived from a series of robust multinomial models controlling for student, institutional, and state-level covariates. Results: Net tuition was consistently associated with decreased risks of experiencing a “cool out,” regardless of model specification. Yet, this main effect of net tuition was moderated by unmet need, such that net tuition increased cool out risks among students with greater unmet need. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that net reductions in tuition alone may not fully reduce or eliminate barriers to college access and student success. Future financial aid policies should focus on the full cost of college attendance.

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