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Download full textMiller, Abby; Taylor Smith, Chandra; Nichols, Andrew – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2011
This paper offers a comprehensive description of the academic and social support systems for low-income, first-generation students attending a major four-year, for-profit, multi-campus university. College retention and success research has determined that effective support services succeed in retaining and graduating low-income, first-generation…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, College Students
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2009
Since 1997, four national studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Education have been completed on the Federal TRIO programs. Data from these studies demonstrate that participation in a TRIO program has a significant impact on the educational outcomes of low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. This paper provides…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Talent, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Engle, Jennifer; O'Brien, Colleen – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2005
In order to meet the need for more educated workers in the state, the Governor's Commission on Higher Education and the Economy (CHEE) has set an ambitious goal of increasing college and university enrollment in Ohio by 30 percent or 180,000 students over the next decade (CHEE, 2004). This goal can arguably only be met if the state takes measures…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Access to Education, Public Policy, Paying for College
Student Retention and Graduation: Facing the Truth, Living with the Consequences. Occasional Paper 1
Tinto, Vincent – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2004
Since the National Defense Education Act of 1958, a primary objective of federal higher education policy has been to increase access to higher education for those who would not otherwise attend, especially those from low income backgrounds. Increasing attention is now being paid to enhancing student retention and graduation, making sure that…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Educational Policy, Access to Education, Higher Education
