Sentences with phrase «postsecondary student»

This type of postsecondary student is enrolled in an undergraduate course that usually does not exceed 5 years.

«One of the biggest changes we're seeing is that parents are borrowing a lot more money,» said Susan Aud of the National Center for Education Statistics, speaking on May 18, 2014 about long - term trends in the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, which tracks how students pay for college.

A «college graduate» refers to an undergraduate who received a bachelor's degree in the year that the data source (National Postsecondary Student Aid Study) was collected.

In developing these estimates, a wide range of data sources were used, including data from the National Student Loan Data System; operational and financial data from Department of Education systems, including especially the Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP) from institutions; and data from a range of surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, such as the 2011 - 2012 National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey and the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey.

For example, 91.1 % of undergraduate private student loan borrowers do not borrow from the PLUS loan program (89.1 % at 4 - year institutions), 22.7 % do not borrow from the Stafford loan program (19.5 % at 4 - year institutions) and 21.7 % did not borrow from either program (18.4 % at 4 - year institutions), based on FinAid's analysis of the 2003 - 04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.

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According to data from the 2003 - 04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), 91.1 % of undergraduate student private loan borrowers do not borrow from the PLUS loan program and 22.7 % do not borrow from the Stafford loan program.

Even families who typically do not have much time or opportunity to engage in education can find ways to be involved in their children's academics with the help of school resources and initiatives.9 Then it becomes paramount for policymakers, educators, and school leaders to know how their institutions can best design their practices and services at the secondary level to maximize postsecondary student success, especially for underrepresented groups.

The NRCCTE produces and publishes videos that highlight and explore issues of urgency to both the field of CTE and the nation's higher education system, recovering economy, and evolving labor market, addressing such topics as programs of study / career pathways, curriculum integration of CTE and academic content knowledge and skills, postsecondary student retention and completion, and professional development for educators in the areas of data use for program improvement and support for alternatively certified CTE educators.

1 Computed February 9, 2011, using NCES PowerStats, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007 — 08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS: 08).

We use administrative data from the state of Florida, where postsecondary student records have been linked to UI earnings data and also to secondary education records.

Using the Beginning Postsecondary Student Study of 2004, I show that access to federal Stafford loans does not affect the decision to attend community college.

For many of us in the higher education world, the release of the newest wave of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) is something akin to a national holiday.

For their K - 12 goals, states should use the most predictive indicators of postsecondary student success.

When people hear the term «college student,» they tend to think of an 18 - year - old high school graduate, but the postsecondary student landscape has changed.

The policy brief, A Blueprint for Better Information: Recommendations for a Federal Postsecondary Student - Level Data Network, outlines how a secure student - level data network managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and informed by data already held by federal agencies can yield more timely, high - quality and complete information about outcomes for today's postsecondary students.

Yet existing postsecondary student data systems are disconnected, duplicative and incomplete.

A Blueprint for Better Information: Recommendations for a Federal Postsecondary Student - Level Data Network underscores the need for a coordinated and comprehensive network that leverages data from existing federal systems to paint a more complete picture of student outcomes.

NRCCTE research addresses such topics as programs of study / career pathways, curriculum integration of CTE and academic content knowledge and skills, postsecondary student retention and completion, and professional development for educators.

Advance CTE: CTE and Postsecondary Student Success Efforts: The Importance of Integrating Initiatives This factsheet describes how CTE and student success efforts can support each other.

Researchers at Education Reform Now used the most recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education through the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey and Beginning Postsecondary Student survey.

(Author's analysis of 2011 - 12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.

It then illustrates some of the limitations of the Pell proxy through an analysis of five iterations of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) spanning the years 1995 - 96 to 2011 - 12, the most recent year for which data are available.

The 2012 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, found that after taking all grants and scholarships into account, attending one year of community college runs dependent students from low - income families more than $ 8,000 in tuition, fees, and living costs (see the green «Net price of attendance» bars in Figure 2).

Note: Self - reported estimates of remediation rates are substantially lower than transcript - based estimates such as those available in the Beginning Postsecondary Student database, note that these self - reports are lower than transcript - based estimates since they are not cumulative over students» entire period of study, and because students don't always know which courses are remedial.

Author's tabulations using NCES Quick Stats, National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey, 2011 - 12, limited to undergraduates, weekly hours of work greater than zero.

The U.S. Department of Education's National Postsecondary Student Aid Study for the 2011 - 12 academic year (the most recent survey) includes data on how much graduate students borrow broken out by race and type of school.

If the Department of Education linked the administrative data on debt and repayment used here to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey (NPSAS) survey as well, the analyses above could be extended to a broader and more recent population of students.

While we can not separately identify for - profit graduate enrollment for 1993 graduates, cross-sectional enrollment data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey (NPSAS) allow us to examine how graduate enrollment patterns have changed over time.

According to The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, only about 8 % of undergraduate students receive scholarships each year (they average $ 3,400) and fewer than 1 % receive athletic scholarships (which average $ 10,200).

Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities is the product of a collaborative project initiated to examine current issues and explore future directions for improving the academic success and career entry rate of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM) fields.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Department of Commerce Internship for Postsecondary Students This program provides opportunities to participate in hands - on education and training related to the Department of Commerce mission.

«It's not surprising, then, that postsecondary students with LD take longer to earn a degree and are more likely to leave postsecondary schooling without earning a degree than other students,» the researchers note.

«One message that I have heard in my discussions with postsecondary students is that of «more pay, more say,»» explains Caplan.

Researchers analyzed data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, both maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Using data from the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, the study tracked a cohort of beginning bachelor's degree students over six years, providing a close look at STEM attrition among a group of high - performing college students.

Other initiatives in their school improvement plan (PDF) included Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an operational framework for implementing practices and interventions to improve academic and behavioral outcomes, and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), a college readiness system with research - based methods for elementary through postsecondary students.

In the Department of Education's broadest survey of postsecondary students, the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey (NPSAS), about 20 percent of students classified as «first year undergraduates» first enrolled in college five or more years prior.

Author's tabulations using transcript data from the nationally representative Beginning Postsecondary Students: 2004 - 2009 dataset, via NCES QuickStats.

The booklet features 62 library programs, in 28 states, selected for their service to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students, and the general public.

We estimate that only 14 percent of postsecondary students are enrolled in programs subject to GE's program - level regulations.

In one study, we used a large data set on postsecondary students that tracked them for six years after college entry.

Cybereducation for postsecondary students is a national rather than a local marketplace.

The federal government is indifferent to distance learning versus place - based learning and to geographical boundaries in the provision of financial aid to high - need postsecondary students, whereas in K — 12, that aid is funneled through local public - service monopolies that hold captive the students in their geographical catchment area.

During the 1970's, elementary education was a popular field among Indian postsecondary students.

That's the premise behind the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Startup Challenge, which invites 6th grade through postsecondary students as well as out - of - school youth to develop innovative, real - world solutions to help students graduate prepared for college and careers.

According to a 2013 report by the Babson Survey Research Group, over 6.7 million postsecondary students were enrolled in at least one online class in 2011, compared to only 1.6 million in 2002, and higher - education institutions continue to refine and enhance their online curriculum.

The series highlights the importance of connecting postsecondary students to services and supports, such as physical and mental health services, housing and transportation assistance, academic skills training, financial planning and assistance services, and a variety of other community - based adult services.

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination: A college readiness system for elementary through postsecondary students that is designed to increase schoolwide learning and performance.

The studies considered in this meta - analysis mostly used samples of postsecondary students, but a significant amount used samples of primary or secondary students.