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Paying the price : college costs, financial aid, and the betrayal of the American dream / Sara Goldrick-Rab.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016Description: 373 pages : charts, illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780226404349
  • 022640434X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.3/809775 23
LOC classification:
  • LB2342.15.W5 G65 2016
  • LB2342.15.W5 G65 2016
Contents:
Possible lives -- The cost and price of a college education -- Who gets Pell? -- Making ends meet -- On their own -- Family matters -- Making the grade -- City of broken dreams -- Getting to graduation -- Making college affordable -- Appendix 1. Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study / Peter Kinsley and Sara Goldrick Rab -- Appendix 2. Overview of Wisconsin higher education / Drew M. Anderson and Sara Goldrick Rab.
Summary: One of the most sustained and vigorous public debates today is about the value and, crucially, the price of college. But an unspoken, outdated assumption underlies all sides of this debate: if a young person works hard enough, they'll be able to get a college degree and be on the path to a good life. That's simply not true anymore, says Sara Goldrick-Rab. Quite simply, college is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. Drawing on a study of 3,000 young adults who entered public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008 with the support of federal aid and Pell Grants, Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls. She believes America can fix this problem. In the final section of the book, Goldrick-Rab offers a range of possible solutions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
CIE Book NMC Library CIE - Center For Instructional Excellence LB2342.15.W5 G65 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33039001535847
Book Book NMC Library Stacks LB2342.15 .W5 G65 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001389237

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-360) and index.

Possible lives -- The cost and price of a college education -- Who gets Pell? -- Making ends meet -- On their own -- Family matters -- Making the grade -- City of broken dreams -- Getting to graduation -- Making college affordable -- Appendix 1. Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study / Peter Kinsley and Sara Goldrick Rab -- Appendix 2. Overview of Wisconsin higher education / Drew M. Anderson and Sara Goldrick Rab.

One of the most sustained and vigorous public debates today is about the value and, crucially, the price of college. But an unspoken, outdated assumption underlies all sides of this debate: if a young person works hard enough, they'll be able to get a college degree and be on the path to a good life. That's simply not true anymore, says Sara Goldrick-Rab. Quite simply, college is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. Drawing on a study of 3,000 young adults who entered public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008 with the support of federal aid and Pell Grants, Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls. She believes America can fix this problem. In the final section of the book, Goldrick-Rab offers a range of possible solutions.

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