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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University is expanding its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program, known as Opportunity Vanderbilt. We want everyone who has what it takes to get into Vanderbilt to be able to enroll, regardless of their financial background.

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College Degree Still Sound Investment, Despite Rising Tuition

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It relied on 2009–2021 data from the U.S. Our findings suggest that selecting majors with high returns is a sound financial decision, but at the same time, if a student has decided to pursue a major with a lower return, they may want to consider pursuing additional training or education to improve their labor market prospects,” said Zhang.

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Team Spotlight: Jason Mellen

College Aid Services

Jason began his career in 2009 and has worked across higher education in admissions, information technology, residential life, and financial aid. … More » Team Spotlight: Jason Mellen The post Team Spotlight: Jason Mellen first appeared on College Aid Services. Our February 2024 Team Spotlight is Jason Mellen.

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Mapping Transfer Pathways: How Data and Equitable Admissions Policies can Support Transfer Student Success

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

By providing financial and social supports for students throughout the transfer process, four-year institutions can promote a transfer-receptive culture that welcomes and nurtures transfer students’ success. 2009, October). Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition , 22(1), 49–66(18). xiii Wang, X.

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Institutions Can Help Close Widening Completion Gaps with the Postsecondary Data GPS

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

The results of the study show a troubling trend: gaps in baccalaureate attainment by income level were even larger than they were in the previous study , conducted between 2004 and 2009 (BPS:04/09). These widening gaps are the result of attainment rising for everyone, but rising more rapidly for students in the highest income quintile.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

rate for students starting in fall 2009, and a 52.4% Between 2009 and 2020 one-year retention rates fluctuated between a low of 49.3% Though completion rates have climbed, one-year retention rates have remained relatively flat for the past decade , with a 51.3% rate in 2020. for the 2011 cohort, and high of 53.8% Let us know here.

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The Financial Impact of College Closures

College Planners of America

There is a Financial Responsibility Composite Score for all colleges that accept Federal financial aid, which is virtually all of them. Many public systems have never fully recovered from heavy cuts made to their budgets during the Great Recession of 2009-10. It’s published by U.S.