Posts published on August 1, 2011

Two Useful Reports On Student Financial Aid

Promoting Educational Opportunity: The Pell Grant Program at Community Colleges
This brief examines the historical and programmatic nature of the Pell Grant program and investigates how it has come to form trends over time. Underlying the examination is the use and importance of the program to college students, with a focus on those attending community colleges.

41st Annual Survey Report on State-Sponsored Financial Aid
This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information in this report is based on academic year 2009-10 data from the 41st Annual National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) survey.