Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal--Access and Affordability Measure: Percent of Unmet Need in Paying the Cost of College. Commission Report 07-29

Overview & Synopsis

As part of its Performance Accountability Framework, the Commission analyzed the affordability of public colleges and universities. This report summarizes how the real cost of a college education in California changed between 1996 and 2004 and examines the way students at California's public colleges and universities paid for their education. In this report, the Commission examines how the real cost of a college education in California changed between 1996 and 2004, and how students paid for their education. The Commission examined student costs, financial aid, the amount of borrowing, and contributions that students could expect from their families. The report also includes similar information on students at public colleges and universities in New York, Texas, and Illinois. (Contains 8 displays.)