TY - JOUR
T1 - Financial aid and persistence in community olleges
T2 - Assessing the effectiveness of federal and state financial aid programs in Oklahoma
AU - Mendoza, Pilar
AU - Mendez, Jesse P.
AU - Malcolm, Zaria
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Using a longitudinal, state-wide dataset, this study assessed the effect of financial aid on the persistence of full-time students in associate's degree programs at the Oklahoma community colleges. Three financial-aid sources were examined: the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), Pell grants, and Stafford loans. Results indicate that these forms of financial aid, alone and in combination, were predictors of persistence measured in terms of the student progressing from 1styear status to 2nd-year status.The effect of financial aid, however, was moderated by ethnicity and income.
AB - Using a longitudinal, state-wide dataset, this study assessed the effect of financial aid on the persistence of full-time students in associate's degree programs at the Oklahoma community colleges. Three financial-aid sources were examined: the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), Pell grants, and Stafford loans. Results indicate that these forms of financial aid, alone and in combination, were predictors of persistence measured in terms of the student progressing from 1styear status to 2nd-year status.The effect of financial aid, however, was moderated by ethnicity and income.
KW - Low-income students
KW - Minority students
KW - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program
KW - Pell grants
KW - Stafford loans
KW - Student financial aid
KW - Student persistence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350052231&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0091552109348045
DO - 10.1177/0091552109348045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350052231
VL - 37
SP - 112
EP - 135
JO - Community College Review
JF - Community College Review
SN - 0091-5521
IS - 2
ER -