Tag: low-income students


The top colleges doing the most for low-income students

Posted on September 17th, 2015

While many colleges offer a great education, there are definitely some that are more accessible to low-income students than others.

For low-income students concerned about the cost of college, it’s important to know which colleges offer generous financial aid and programs that will help them succeed and graduate without taking on enormous student debt.

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Minorities and poor college students have the most student debt

Posted on May 22nd, 2015

"We have created a system in which more underrepresented students take on debt and drop out with debt, thereby saddling communities of color and those with modest means with substantial disadvantages as they enter the workforce." -- Mark Huelsman

Need-based financial aid, particularly in the form of Pell grants, is designed to make college more affordable for low-income students who may not otherwise be able to attend college. But a new study, as reported by the Washington Post, finds that the students who need financial aid the most are the ones who end up with the most […]

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The real reasons many low-income students don’t go to college

Posted on April 5th, 2013

"You cannot teach someone the language of college if he lacks the confidence to start the conversation." -- Sarah Carr

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