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The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About College Affordability and Student Outcomes

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

The recent cancel lation of critical grants and contracts at the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) jeopardizes the future of congressionally mandated and statistically robust surveys on postsecondary education experiences and outcomes. Without BPS, we wouldnt see how financial hardship affect students beyond graduation.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. 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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Analysis: Degree Completion Gaps for Hispanic Students are Widening

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latino student success in higher education is not where it needs to be, according t o findings from Latino student success organization Excelencia in Education. Degree completion gaps had been closing up until about 2019, Santiago said. To decisively close degree attainment gaps, Latino students need to earn 6.2

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet out of the 116 community colleges in California’s system, only 12 have student housing, and only 14 have rapid rehousing programs like hotel or motel vouchers, deposit or move-in assistance. million attendees, current housing capacity exists for only 2,369 students. Out of the system’s 1.8

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Valued or Devalued: Considering the Status of African Americans in Historically White Colleges and Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is great concern that African American student enrollment is reported to have declined by 29% from 2011 to 2019, representing a decrease of 600,000 persons. It’s crucial that ways are found to reverse this trend, and using the Black-Serving Institution designation might be a good way to assure students that they are valued.

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A Snapshot of Today’s College Students

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

New analysis of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) reveals the diversity of today’s college students, and the types of institutions they attend. NPSAS provides information on students’ self-reported race and ethnicity, across six categories. How can data support student success?

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