The Cost of Opportunity: Student Stories of College Affordability

Autor/inn/en	Peters, Eleanor Eckerson; Roberson, Amanda Janice; Voight, Mamie
Institution	Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)
Titel	The Cost of Opportunity: Student Stories of College Affordability
Quelle	(2019), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Students; Paying for College; Tuition; Student Loan Programs; Student Costs; Student Financial Aid; Expenditures; Low Income Students; Working Class; Higher Education; Student Experience; Federal Aid; Grants; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Multiracial Persons; Adult Students; Parents; Credit (Finance); Nontraditional Students; Debt (Financial); Loan Repayment; Veterans; Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; College Transfer Students; First Generation College Students; Student Employment; Ability; Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid); Federal Programs; State Aid; College Attendance; Enrollment; Maryland; New York (New York); Indiana; District of Columbia; Michigan (Detroit); Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Studienfinanzierung; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Studienkosten; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienförderung; Ausgaben; Arbeiterklasse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienerfahrung; Grant; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Mischling; Adult; Adults; Erwachsenenalter; Eltern; Credit; Kredit; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Community college; Community College; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Studentenarbeit; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Demand analysis; Bedarfsanalyse; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Einschulung
Abstract	This report shares the perspectives and aspirations of 17 low-income and working-class students based on interviews the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) conducted over two semesters of their college journeys. The report identifies opportunities for policymakers and institutional leaders to support all students through completion, grounded in students' experiences and the affordability challenges that they face. The students featured in the report represent the diversity of today's college-goers. Among them are Pell Grant recipients, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students, adult students, student parents, and a veteran student. They represent different pathways to higher education and a range of educational and professional goals and ambitions. They have all made?enormous sacrifices?on their path to reach these goals, including working multiple jobs, working anywhere from four to over 40 hours a week, and accumulating both student loan and credit card debt. While the featured students are located across the country, attend different types of institutions, and represent a range of life circumstances, the?report?reveals?that many experienced similar challenges in navigating an uncertain and confusing financial aid process; paying for both the tuition and non-tuition costs associated with college; balancing the demands of school, family, and employment; making important decisions about college and program choice; and successfully transferring between institutions. The report offers concrete, actionable steps that institutions and policymakers can take to more equitably support students, including: (1) strengthening need-based aid; (2) targeting financial aid funding toward the students with the greatest need; and (3) providing greater transparency to low-income and working-class students navigating a complex higher education system. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01