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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend. At DFC, every student gets a scholarship of some amount, and the average student cost is under $3,000. Hall, a first-generation African American student at DFC. “It