Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. State higher education finance: FY 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

We are concerned that without clear direction from the Department, these students will miss out on opportunities and not be able to finance their higher education,” wrote the Senators. Senators Alex Padilla of California and Bernie Sanders of Vermont in a letter to Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

The program will also give those with family incomes of $65,000 or less financial assistance for housing, meals, and some course materials or other campus expenses. All qualifying current undergrad will be eligible, and qualifying first-year students, sophomores, juniors, and seniors will receive financial aid statements by Jul.

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University Business

MAY 4, 2023

The only three outside of this industry to make the ranking are finance and financial management services from the University of Pennsylvania and electrical, electronics and communications engineering from the University of California-Berkeley. Computer science and those related make up eight of the top 10 most lucrative in the nation.

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Great College Advice

JULY 21, 2023

Are there other family members who will also need to tap into the family’s finances in the future? Step 4: Investigate the financial aid generosity of each school Not all schools are created equal when it comes to their financial aid generosity. Some will meet full financial needs while others won’t.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Financial Considerations While planning to study abroad, taking a quick look at your finances is considered healthy. Instruments like financial aid and on-campus work options help you grab deals like student housing in New York City. This check should factor in your tuition, living expenses and currency fluctuations.

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2024

Financial aid officers’ ability to process FAFSA forms is the only way for prospective students and their parents to know what kind of federal aid they can expect from a specific school. billion in aid will now be available to students. As a result, approximately $1.8

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University Business

MARCH 19, 2024

Of the five states with the highest rate of college-going learners, four prove this is the case, especially regarding policies that provide higher rates of financial aid. since 2011, Utah has experienced gains in the past decade despite the pandemic, according to State Higher Education Finance (SHEF).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to the school, student financial aid will not be affected. . The school had been “on monitoring” for two years, the maximum consecutive monitoring period, according to the agency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

Ten top-scored community college programs compete in one of three award categories — instructional programs and services, workforce development, and planning, governance, and finance. Competing teams vie for both the Best in Showcase Award and the respected Bellwether Award. Hudson County Community College (N.J.)

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2024

.” “Frustration will likely continue because even if students fill out the FAFSA today, we still don’t have an exact date of when schools will receive FAFSA applicant data, so financial aid administrators can begin building and communicating financial aid package,” said Draeger in a statement yesterday.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2024

Because of the delays in the FAFSA rollout, schools do not have the information they need from the government to assemble financial aid offers. Students have had to postpone decisions about where to attend college because they have no idea how much aid they will receive.

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

11.) How many credits are required for me to keep my financial aid? 3.) Questions to ask coaches about finances and scholarships 1.) Specifically, what expenses does the financial aid and/or scholarship package cover? 2.) Is financial aid available for summer school?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The guide also recommended pairing completion grants with other resources and supports for students in need, because “participants reported that students who received completion grants were also likely to request emergency aid to remedy acute financial barriers to student success, such as basic needs insecurities and other nonacademic factors.”

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Still trying to recover from last year’s “freshman melt,” the University of Portland now faces a projected $17 million loss because of smaller-than-expected first-year enrollment, lower retention and having to offer higher financial aid packages.

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University Business

AUGUST 17, 2023

However, the lawsuit accuses 568 of violating the law by conspiring with each other to discover students’ finances, favoring wealthy students and turning away those who would need financial aid upon acceptance, reports Insider. This extended to their waitlist decisions as well. UChicago doesn’t admit any wrongdoing.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Staff and administrators are navigating frequent updates and shifting processes and timelines; and further uncertainty about aid and finances has added to the worries prospective students already feel about affording a degree. At Campus Sonar, our mission is to restore and grow the public’s trust in higher education.

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University Business

MARCH 16, 2023

Financing school is the top roadblock for applicants, parents In 2003, 52% of respondents chose “Won’t get into first-choice college” as their biggest worry while 8% chose “Level of debt to pay for the degree.” Twenty years later, the respondents flipped the survey on its heads.

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University Business

MARCH 12, 2024

As colleges and universities anxiously await the Department of Education to unveil its students’ financial aid information sometime this month, they should be mindful not to overlook their current students and applicants equally swept up in the confusion sweeping the sector by storm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Using traditional sources of financial aid and TFJSA funds, Alamo sent a special cohort of 10 students to CHCP’s program at no cost for tuition, laptop, books, and course materials. CHCP has a nine-month medical assistant certificate program, with the option for students to choose the timing, modality, and location of their education.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For example, career counseling, financial aid, and other support services may be unavailable via virtual appointment or only open during traditional business hours—making them difficult for working professionals, parents, and others to access.

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College Forward

MARCH 12, 2024

With college tuition skyrocketing by 153 percent in the last forty years (adjusted for inflation), many students are compelled to resort to student loans to finance their education, intensifying the burden of realizing their aspirations. Bankrate, 2023). National College Attainment Network, 2023).

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College Forward

JANUARY 2, 2024

From buying textbooks to finalizing financing, there’s a lot that needs to happen during the summer months to ensure a seamless transition to college. This phenomenon known as “summer melt” occurs for many reasons, from missing class registration to issues securing adequate financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The silver lining for many students is that the university is also expanding financial aid, raising the income threshold for free tuition, room and board from $75,000 to $100,000. ” According to Stanford’s website, about two-thirds of students receive some form of financial aid.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Nine out of 10 colleges either exclude or understate their net cost of attendance in student financial aid offers, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog organization.

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University Business

MAY 24, 2023

Elite and Tier 1 private colleges are the only segments of higher education well-prepared to embark on the following three academic years without significant financial worries. For example, colleges must also address increasing student financial aid and decreasing private giving and endowments.

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College Forward

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Since the United States Department of Education announced a significant overhaul to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) more than a year ago, educators, financial aid experts and community-based organizations have teamed up to help students navigate the new form. Evie serves students at McDaniel High School.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2023

This is most likely due to how significantly financial aid or scholarships are playing out in keeping students enrolled. Most degree-seekers pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree deemed finances and scholarships as a “very important” factor in helping them remain enrolled at 58% and 59%, respectively.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Finances: The Pragmatic Consideration While passion and aspiration drive many toward higher education, financial considerations are undoubtedly important and are often a determining factor in program selection. Offering clear communication about the entire financial investment is essential.

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University Business

MAY 25, 2023

In this webinar, Robyn Bongartz, the Director of Student and Accounts Receivable Fiscal Operations at Wichita State University, shares how their one-stop approach provides a holistic, real-time view of a student’s complete financial account and engagement profile.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

Higher education finance leaders face declining enrollment , rising labor costs, inflation and decreased funding from state, federal and donor sources as the top challenges expected to have the greatest financial impact on their institutions over the next five to 10 years, according to a recent Syntellis survey.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2023

A great financial aid officer who aspires to be a finance and admin VP will suddenly be responsible for overseeing construction and bond issues. The occasional workshop on “leadership” is well and good, but it doesn’t give the area-specific knowledge to help the financial aid director manage construction.

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PUC

JULY 27, 2022

At PUC, we understand the cost of college is quite a number, which is why each student receives one or more forms of financial aid to help them on their educational journey.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 22, 2023

Robert Kelchen is a professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville who studies higher education finance, accountability policies and practices, and student financial aid. You can download the dataset here in Excel format and use filter/sort functions to your heart’s content. All opinions expressed here are his own.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

William Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Harvard College weighs in favor of taking time off between high school and the first year of college to pursue a special project or activity, work, or spend time in another meaningful way. Many actually encourage gap years, including the Ivy League.

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2022

That said, more colleges and universities raised tuition and fees in 2022-23 than in the previous two years, the College Board reports in its latest look at financial aid trends. How financial aid is impacting college tuition. In 2022-23, average sticker prices and fees are 1.8% higher for private nonprofit institutions.

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University Business

APRIL 16, 2024

Protected by their high endowments and alumni networks, they can afford to slash students’ tuition by more than half through in-house financial aid while ensuring they retain their luxury-like outward perception. “They represent the pinnacle of social status, offering an incomparable educational experience.”

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