Expanding Opportunity in Arizona: How State Grant Aid Increases College Participation and Drives Attainment
College plans can stall when students can't see a way to pay for them. This brief examines how need-based state grants can reduce that barrier, particularly for students from low-income families.
Drawing on comparisons with Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee, it considers how state aid can work alongside federal and institutional support to make college more affordable. College Success Arizona, now Education Forward Arizona, published the brief in 2017 to inform Arizona's approach to financial aid and postsecondary participation.