Objective:

This study examined the statistical association between net tuition and changes in degree aspirations among community college students. In addition, the study explored the moderating influence of unmet financial need.

Method:

Analyses relied on data from the most recent iteration of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study. Estimates were derived from a series of robust multinomial models controlling for student, institutional, and state-level covariates.

Results:

Net tuition was consistently associated with decreased risks of experiencing a “cool out,” regardless of model specification. Yet, this main effect of net tuition was moderated by unmet need, such that net tuition increased cool out risks among students with greater unmet need.

Conclusions:

The results of this study suggest that net reductions in tuition alone may not fully reduce or eliminate barriers to college access and student success. Future financial aid policies should focus on the full cost of college attendance.

中文翻译：

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净学费、未满足的经济需求和冷静：一项全国性的社区大学生首次学位愿望研究

客观的：

本研究调查了社区大学生净学费与学位愿望变化之间的统计关联。此外，该研究探讨了未满足的财务需求的调节影响。

方法：

分析依赖于来自初中后学生纵向研究的最新迭代的数据。估计值来自一系列控制学生、机构和州级协变量的稳健多项式模型。

结果：

无论模型规格如何，净学费始终与经历“冷静”的风险降低有关。然而，净学费的这种主要影响被未满足的需求所缓和，因此净学费增加了需求未得到满足的学生的冷静风险。

结论：

这项研究的结果表明，仅靠学费的净减少可能无法完全减少或消除大学入学和学生成功的障碍。未来的经济援助政策应侧重于上大学的全部费用。