An Investigation of Student Response to a Potential Tuition Cap Increase at Casper College

Davis, Elizabeth H.; Aitchison, T. M.; Allen, Eric A.; Gomez, C. Velasco; Laird, Sheree; Raczyńska, Kaja

doi:10.1080/10668926.2013.775088

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“…Other evidence from the end of the 20th century suggests that student persistence is less affected by tuition increases than by changes in financial aid (Paulsen & St John, 1997; St John, 1990). One study of a potential increase in the tuition cap at a Wyoming community college found modest impacts on credit-taking behaviors (Davis et al, 2015).…”

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The Costs and Consequences of Excess Credit Hours Policies

Kramer

Holcomb

Kelchen

2017

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

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The growth of the public discourse on college completion and student debt has pushed policymakers and institutional leaders to implement a variety of policies aimed at incentivizing student completion. This article examines state-adopted excess credit hour (ECH) policies on student completion and median debt outcomes. Using a quasi-experimental approach, we find little evidence that ECH policies positively affect student completion. However, we find statistically large estimates that adoption of ECH policies increase median student debt. Students from marginalized backgrounds (i.e., first-generation and low-income) appear to be most adversely affected by ECH policies. As states face constant pressures for resources, the adoption of tuition-based surcharges does not significantly alter student course-taking behaviors, rather shifts the cost burdens from the state to the individual student for perceived inefficiencies in students' course-taking behaviors.

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