Leveraging Guided Pathways to Improve Financial Aid Design and Delivery

Autor/inn/en	Luna-Torres, Maria; Leafgreen, Melet; McKinney, Lyle
Titel	Leveraging Guided Pathways to Improve Financial Aid Design and Delivery
Quelle	In: Journal of Student Financial Aid, 47 (2017) 2, Artikel 5 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-9153
Schlagwörter	Student Financial Aid; Delivery Systems; College Students; Design; Financial Policy; Barriers; Enrollment; Low Income Students; Federal Aid; Grants; Community Colleges; Paying for College; Tuition; Financial Services; Financial Aid Applicants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Auslieferung; Collegestudent; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Einschulung; Grant; Community college; Community College; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Antragsteller
Abstract	To address low completion rates, postsecondary leaders are championing a "guided pathways" approach that puts students on a prescribed route towards graduation. Designing solutions to address low completion rates is complex; in addition to academic roadblocks, insufficient financial resources coupled with a complicated financial aid system can intensify barriers to completion, especially for students whose continued enrollment is highly dependent on financial aid. Without a comprehensive approach that specifically addresses financial aid funding shortages, students will continue to struggle to complete their programs of study. Opportunities exist to redesign the financial aid system so that the current guided pathways movement more holistically addresses the barriers to completion. This paper presents an overview of the guided pathways approach, addresses financial aid policy barriers to enrollment and program completion, and highlights recommendations for strengthening the guided pathways approach, such as forging partnerships with employers to provide training to students while in college, offering Federal Pell-eligible students the opportunity to pay a discounted rate of tuition, and investing in student peer debt advisors. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 1101 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-785-0453; Fax: 202-785-1487; e-mail: membership@nasfaa.org; Web site: http://www.nasfaa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01