The Resource Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
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The item Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- Admissions and financial aid policies at liberal arts colleges have changed dramatically since 1955. Through the 1950s, most colleges in the United States enrolled fewer than 1000 students, nearly all of whom were white. Few colleges were truly selective in their admissions; they accepted most students who applied. In the 1960s, as the children of the baby boom reached college age and both federal and institutional financial aid programs expanded, many more students began to apply to college. For the first time, liberal arts colleges were faced with an abundance of applicants, which raised
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Note
- Cover; Contents
- Isbn
- 9781400864683
- Label
- Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
- Title
- Crafting a Class
- Title remainder
- College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
- Subject
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- Case studies
- College attendance
- College attendance -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- EDUCATION -- Higher
- Electronic books
- History
- Student aid
- Student aid -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- United States
- Universities and colleges -- Admission
- Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission | History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Admissions and financial aid policies at liberal arts colleges have changed dramatically since 1955. Through the 1950s, most colleges in the United States enrolled fewer than 1000 students, nearly all of whom were white. Few colleges were truly selective in their admissions; they accepted most students who applied. In the 1960s, as the children of the baby boom reached college age and both federal and institutional financial aid programs expanded, many more students began to apply to college. For the first time, liberal arts colleges were faced with an abundance of applicants, which raised
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Duffy, Elizabeth A
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Goldberg, Idana
- Series statement
- Princeton Legacy Library
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Universities and colleges
- College attendance
- Student aid
- EDUCATION
- College attendance
- Student aid
- Universities and colleges
- United States
- Label
- Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
- Note
- Cover; Contents
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn884012663
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400864683
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt739dp7
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884012663
- Label
- Crafting a Class : College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
- Note
- Cover; Contents
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn884012663
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400864683
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt739dp7
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884012663
Subject
- Case studies
- College attendance
- College attendance -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- EDUCATION -- Higher
- Electronic books
- History
- Student aid
- Student aid -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- United States
- Universities and colleges -- Admission
- Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission | History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- 1900-1999
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