Financial aid, mentoring available at community colleges
Posted on 5/19/2010
Topics: Choosing a U.S. Institution
A new report released by the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center found that millions of dollars are left unclaimed each year by students attending U.S. community colleges. While international students are typically not eligible for taxpayer-funded financial aid, private funding may be available regardless of the student's nationality.
The study was released at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, which brought together higher education advocates, community college leaders and policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing community college students.
"Community colleges are being called upon to increase college access and student completion rates. That means that we will need to do everything that we can to make college affordable to students," said George Boggs, president of the American Association of Community Colleges.
"I hope this 'call to action' will make financial aid a higher priority for all of us in community college leadership," he added.
The report also highlighted success stories, including a multicultural students program run by Kentucky's Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC). It has allowed the BCTC to experience the largest growth in the numbers of multicultural students, higher than the average for the entire Kentucky Community College system.
This has led the college's Department on Multiculturalism and Inclusion to allocate extensive resources to student outreach activities and to mentoring students from diverse backgrounds to ensure retention and degree completion.
The study was released at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, which brought together higher education advocates, community college leaders and policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing community college students.
"Community colleges are being called upon to increase college access and student completion rates. That means that we will need to do everything that we can to make college affordable to students," said George Boggs, president of the American Association of Community Colleges.
"I hope this 'call to action' will make financial aid a higher priority for all of us in community college leadership," he added.
The report also highlighted success stories, including a multicultural students program run by Kentucky's Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC). It has allowed the BCTC to experience the largest growth in the numbers of multicultural students, higher than the average for the entire Kentucky Community College system.
This has led the college's Department on Multiculturalism and Inclusion to allocate extensive resources to student outreach activities and to mentoring students from diverse backgrounds to ensure retention and degree completion.
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