Closing Doors of Opportunity? Trends in Enrollment, College Costs, and Direct Grant Aid at Community Colleges in the United States, 2000-2001 to 2005-2006

Autor/inn/en	Kennamer, Michael A.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Hardy, David E.; Roessler, Billy
Titel	Closing Doors of Opportunity? Trends in Enrollment, College Costs, and Direct Grant Aid at Community Colleges in the United States, 2000-2001 to 2005-2006
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 34 (2010) 1-2, S.7-24 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Enrollment Trends; Student Costs; Paying for College; Grants; Student Financial Aid; Local Government; Financial Support; Tuition; Taxes; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Studienkosten; Studienfinanzierung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienförderung; Gemeindeverwaltung; Finanzielle Förderung; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Abgabe; USA
Abstract	This study had two major purposes. The first purpose was to compare federal, state, and institutional direct grant aid, unmet needs, and headcount in 2000-2001 and 2005-2006. The second was to assess if any changes found related to the presence or absence of two key factors identified by experts as important to understanding the community college field: (a) type of Associate's College (rural, suburban, and urban) delineated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's 2005 Basic Classification, and (b) significant local funding, using the Grapevine definition that defines 25 states as having local tax appropriations accounting for more than 10% of total funding and 25 states without. Analyzing data from the National Center for Educational Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the study found that between 2000-2001 and 2005-2006, enrollment at Associate's Colleges grew by 30%, and while all categories of direct student aid also grew, the growth was overwhelmed by tuition increases averaging 40%. Analysis of descriptive data revealed stark differences between community colleges in states with the presence of local tax support, and those without, and by type of Associate's College (rural, suburban and urban). By 2005-2006, it was more difficult for low-income students to attend college without incurring debt. The paper concludes with discussion as to the impact on open access for students attending community colleges if these trends continue. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10