Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Recipients & Dollars by College, Sector Group, and Level of Study: Beginning 2000
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 29 Jan 2020The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), New York's largest student financial aid grant program, helps eligible New York residents attending in-state postsecondary institutions pay for tuition. TAP grants are based on the applicant’s and his or her family’s New York State taxable income. This data includes TAP award recipients and dollar amounts by college, sector groups, and Level of Study for academic years 2000-2011.
This dataset has the following 11 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Year | academic_year | number | Academic Year is from July 1 through June 30. | 2000 2001 2005 2004 2006 view top 100 |
| TAP College Code | tap_college_code | number | College Code used by the Tuition Assistance Program | 1415 950 1405 2075 1417 view top 100 |
| Federal School Code | federal_school_code | number | Institution code used by the US Department of Education. Note that there is not always a 1-for-1 correspondence between TAP Code and Federal Code. See Data Dictionary for further details. | 2707 2678 2711 2722 2866 view top 100 |
| Level | level | text | U = Undergraduate; G = Graduate | U G view top 100 |
| TAP Level of Study | tap_level_of_study | text | 2 yr Undergrad = Undergraduate 2 Year; 4 yr Undergrad = Undergraduate 4 Year; 5 yr Undergrad = Approved Undergraduate 5 Year; STAP = Supplemental Tuition Assistance Program (authorized additional aid for remedial courses); Grad = Graduate Level | 4 yr Undergrad 2 yr Undergrad 5 yr Undergrad Grad STAP view top 100 |
| TAP College Name | tap_college_name | text | MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE SUNY COLLEGE OF TECH AT ALFRED SUNY COLLEGE OF TECH AT CANTON SUNY COLLEGE OF TECH AT DELHI SUNY COLLEGE OF TECH FARMINGDALE view top 100 | |
| Sector Type | sector_type | text | Type of Institution is either Public or Private. | PRIVATE PUBLIC view top 100 |
| TAP Sector Group | tap_sector_group | text | 1-CUNY Senior Colleges; 2-CUNY Community Colleges; 3-SUNY State Operated; 4-SUNY Community Colleges; 5-Independent Colleges; 6-Business Degree Granting Institutions; 7-Non-Degree Business Schools; 8-All Other Institutions; 9-Chapter XXII TAP Schools | 5-INDEPENDENT 3-SUNY SO 6-BUS. DEGREE 4-SUNY CC 1-CUNY SR view top 100 |
| TAP Recipient Headcount | tap_recipient_headcount | number | Number of recipients as measured by students receiving at least one term award during the academic year. | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
| TAP Recipient FTEs | tap_recipient_ftes | number | An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to 1 full-time student, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that a student is enrolled half-time. | 0.5 1 2 1.5 3 view top 100 |
| TAP Recipient Dollars | tap_recipient_dollars | number | Total TAP award dollars provided on behalf of TAP recipients attending an Institution. | 250.00 2450.00 1462.50 4900.00 1175.00 view top 100 |