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Low-income Adults in Profile: Improving Lives Through Higher Education. Bryan Cook ACE Center for Policy Analysis. Project Outcomes. Report 1: Low-income Adults in Profile. 50-state Policy Audit. Report 2: Campus Programs and Policies for Low-Income Adults.
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Low-income Adults in Profile:Improving Lives ThroughHigher Education Bryan Cook ACE Center for Policy Analysis
Project Outcomes • Report 1: Low-income Adults in Profile. • 50-state Policy Audit. • Report 2: Campus Programs and Policies for Low-Income Adults. • Two Regional Meetings with state policy makers and institutional leaders.
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT AND ADULT UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT, BY SECTOR: FALL 2003 Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. 2002 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
Percentage Distribution of Students,by Degree Goal at Entry: 1995-96
Percentage of 1995-96 Entering Students Who Had Attained Their Degree Goal by 2001
Most Commonly Stated Barriers for Low-income Adult Students • Family responsibilities • College financing • Limited courses offered at non-traditional hours • Self-esteem • Counseling and advising
Percentage of Students Who Applied for and Received Financial Aid: 2003-2004
Average aid received and cost of attendance by sector Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
Average aid received by part-time students and cost of attendance by sector Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
Percentage Distribution of Students, by Fall Semester Attendance Status: 2003-2004
Limiting Features of State Programs • Time Limits: Many programs (particularly TANF programs) limit the amount of postsecondary education for which participants can receive work credit (typically 12 months or less). • Attendance Restrictions: Many programs require full time enrollment with no provision for childcare. • Age Limits: Many aid programs effectively limit the age of beneficiaries by requiring that students must have graduated from high school in the year prior to receiving an award.
Exemplary State Programs • Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant:targeting adults who make too much money to qualify for federal Pell Grants but not enough to pay for a college education • Minnesota Post-Secondary Childcare Grant:established to help low-income single parents pay for childcare while attending postsecondary classes • Vermont Non-Degree Grants: Designed for students enrolled in non-degree course that improve employability or encourage further study.
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