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2008

Fort Hays State University

Higher Education

Rural

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Urban Versus Rural Community Colleges: A National Study Of Student Gender And Ethnicity, Sharon Waller, Tara Tietjen-Smith, Jason Davis, Michael Copeland Oct 2008

Urban Versus Rural Community Colleges: A National Study Of Student Gender And Ethnicity, Sharon Waller, Tara Tietjen-Smith, Jason Davis, Michael Copeland

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

Approximately half of the U.S. population currently lives in suburban locales, one-fourth in big cities, and another fourth in small towns and rural areas. Hodgkinson (2003) indicates that the U.S. population is undergoing an increasing migration into rural areas. This relocation holds many challenging and ominous implications for urban and rural higher education as colleges and universities struggle to meet the divergent needs of shifting demographics. Public community colleges are especially impacted by these changes in student populations.


Urban Vs. Rural Baccalaureate Colleges: A National Study Of Student Financial Aid, Lee Waller, Elizabeth Waller, Albert Reyes Jul 2008

Urban Vs. Rural Baccalaureate Colleges: A National Study Of Student Financial Aid, Lee Waller, Elizabeth Waller, Albert Reyes

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

This study examines baccalaureate colleges of arts and sciences in light of institutional degree of urbanization to determine the percentage of students drawing financial aid. The study further examines aid award amounts from federal, state/local, institutional, and student loans. The indicated demographics are then analyzed for differences between and among the city, suburban, town, and rural institutions.