Campus-based exemplars for serving low-income students Northampton College: Food and housing insecurity Food and Housing Insecurity Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC) was a $4.8 million, three-year initiative to increase college completion rates by improving students’ access to a range of public benefits to reduce financial barriers to college completion. Seven participating community and technical […]
BFA Institutional Self-Assessment Guide The BFA Institutional Self-Assessment Guide is designed to help your institution take stock of how low-income student concerns are being addressed. These questions are designed to spur thinking about how deeply integrated low-income student support services and approaches are, and about whether they have been implemented in ways that best serve […]
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Trends in Educational Attainment by State, Gender, Race/Ethnicity Increasing educational attainment has long been a primary goal of state and national higher education policy. States can track their progress using annual updates from the American Community Survey, but there is often a large margin of error associated with the results, especially for smaller states or race/ethnic […]
STRATEGY 4: OPTIMIZE STUDENT USE OF SERVICES Question 1: This question addresses the importance of clearly communicating the full cost of attendance. If you answered Yes, consider where students learn this information and if there are additional venues where this information can be reinforced. If you answered No, consider working with your financial aid office, as well […]