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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. Yet that rate drops to less than 48% for Hispanic students, 43% for African American students, and 31% for Native American students. Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible.

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Unequal Distribution

NACAC's Admitted

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented studentsstudents of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college.

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Navigating the FAFSA Maze: Your Essential Roadmap to Financial Aid Success

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

The FAFSA serves as the primary application for federal student aid programs, including grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. Additionally, many states and colleges use the FAFSA to determine eligibility for their own financial aid programs. One of them was the Federal Tax Information update.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

COE

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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Scholarships for Master’s Degrees Abroad

IEFA

Differences between scholarships and grants. Scholarships and grants are both types of financial aid that can help you pay for college. The main difference between the two is that scholarships are typically based on academic achievement or athletic ability, while grants are usually need-based.

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FAFSA Delay Will Cause Problems 

College Planners of America

This will adversely affect the college plans of students planning to apply in the 2023-24 admissions cycle as well as students who need to re-apply for Federal aid each year. FAFSA data is also critical for the states that use it as the basis for their own awards of financial aid.

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