Increasing FAFSA Completion Rates: Research, Policies and Practices

Autor/in	Davidson, J. Cody
Titel	Increasing FAFSA Completion Rates: Research, Policies and Practices
Quelle	In: Journal of Student Financial Aid, 43 (2013) 1, Artikel 4 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-9153
Schlagwörter	Student Financial Aid; Federal Aid; Financial Aid Applicants; College Students; Low Income Groups; Two Year College Students; Records (Forms); Debt (Financial); Financial Needs; Student Attitudes; State Policy; School Policy; State Programs; Urban Programs; Federal Programs; Surveys; Alaska; California; Connecticut; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Minnesota; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Texas; Utah; Wyoming; Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Antragsteller; Collegestudent; Formularsammlung; Schülerverhalten; Schulpolitik; Regierungsprogramm; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first and most important step for students to receive their portion of the billions of grant aid dollars disbursed in federal student financial aid; however, every year many low income and community college students fail to complete the FAFSA. Over the past twenty years, surveys have shown four main reasons students do not complete the FAFSA: the complexity of the FAFSA, loan debt, "other," and no financial need. This article reviews current efforts, policies and practices aimed at increasing FAFSA completion rates at the national, state, and local levels. It also shows that many of these efforts are not assessed or evaluated for effectiveness. Special attention on FAFSA completion practices are made for financial aid administrators at a community and local level that focus on personal one-to one assistance, which research has found to be the most effective means of increasing FAFSA completion rates. (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	2017/4/10