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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Latino Associate Degree Completion: Effects of Financial Aid over Time
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Gross, Jacob P. K.; Zerquera, Desiree; Inge, Brittany; Berry, Matthew – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2014
Lack of financial resources to pay for postsecondary education--perceived and actual--has been cited as a barrier to student access and persistence, particularly for Latino students. This study investigates the following question: "To what extent does financial aid affect the educational attainment of Latinos enrolled in Associate's…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Hispanic American Students, Graduation Rate, Student Financial Aid
Promoting or Perturbing Success: The Effects of Aid on Timing to Latino Students' First Departure from College
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Gross, Jacob P. K. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2011
Using event history modeling, this study explored to what extent loans, grants, institutional aid, and work-study affect timing to first departure for Latino college students. The goal is to understand more about how aid promotes or perturbs success for Latino students as well as how those effects vary over time. Federal grants and targeted loans…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Grants, Hispanic American Students, Student Financial Aid