Rural/Non-Rural Differences among Pennsylvania FAFSA Applicants Pursuing the Same Type of Postsecondary Degree

Autor/inn/en	Prins, Esther; Kassab, Cathy
Titel	Rural/Non-Rural Differences among Pennsylvania FAFSA Applicants Pursuing the Same Type of Postsecondary Degree
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 32 (2017) 7, (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Rural Urban Differences; Rural Schools; Student Financial Aid; College Students; Student Needs; Federal Aid; Interviews; Postsecondary Education; Rural Areas; Institutional Characteristics; High School Graduates; Marital Status; Age Differences; Adult Learning; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Dislocated Workers; Family Income; Poverty; Paying for College; Parent Responsibility; Geographic Location; Student Characteristics; Administrators; Urban Schools; Suburban Schools; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Familienstand; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Arbeitsloser; Familieneinkommen; Armut; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt
Abstract	To support rural postsecondary students' college access and completion, researchers, policy makers, and educators need a more comprehensive understanding of their demographic characteristics and financial needs, especially compared to nonrural students. Previous rural-nonrural analyses have not disaggregated students by degree type (bachelor's, associate's, or certificate/diploma). Accordingly, this article analyzes the demographic, financial, and educational characteristics of Pennsylvania postsecondary students; identifies rural-nonrural differences among students pursuing the same type of degree; and examines the distinctive needs and challenges of rural postsecondary students. The primary data source is the 2010-11 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA, n = 610,925 Pennsylvania applicants), supplemented by interviews with two policy experts and six financial aid administrators at rural postsecondary institutions in Pennsylvania. Students from rural counties were underrepresented among FAFSA applicants. Salient geographic differences included the type of institution students planned to attend, type of secondary diploma, marital status, age, adult learner status, parental education, dislocated worker status, family income, poverty, and expected family contribution. The findings suggest that in Pennsylvania, geographic location structures who pursues higher education and applies for the FAFSA, their financial circumstances, and the types of institutions they select. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01