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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. Currently at Radford, we have a [student] population of 37% Pell-eligible students, and depending on the year, there’s usually 30% to 35% first-generation students as well.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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5 Actions Community Colleges Can Take to Improve Student Mental Health

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Community college students are also more likely to be first-generation college students, non-traditional students, or exposed to financial insecurity than their four-year school counterparts. These services can help students manage stress, anxiety, and depression effectively.

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How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree

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There were a lot of students that were in our model that they just weren't claiming Pell Grant or Challenge monies that they already were eligible for. So the rethinking of what we were gonna do really was to think about taking more of a case management approach as we work with students. HD: That's gonna help everyone.