Community College Financial Aid Transportation 
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 17, 2023
A rare partnership between a group of community colleges and a private, for-profit institution is aiming to fix that. The Alamo Colleges District, made up of five community colleges, is the largest provider of higher education in South Texas with over 100,000 students, 81% of whom are students of color.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
They deserve to be the focus of public attention and philanthropic giving and the priority for governments, instead of the tiny number of already highly-resourced gated colleges always dominating the news. Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. What else can and should we do? Let’s commit to that goal for 2024.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 11, 2023
Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. But Dougherty Family College (DFC), a two-year associate degree program at the University of St. Unlike many community colleges, DFC has a selective admissions process.
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
To ensure that doesn’t happen, avoid these common pitfalls in the community college enrollment journey: Complex Enrollment Processes Lengthy admissions procedures: Complicated and time-consuming application processes can frustrate new students, especially those unfamiliar with higher education procedures. What happens after I apply?
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
JUNE 12, 2023
The New Student Experience at a Community College The enrollment data for community colleges is positive for the first time in a long time, with an overall enrollment increase of 2.1% Despite this recent trend reversal, community colleges can’t ignore the 37% decline (nearly 2.6
University Business
JUNE 6, 2024
Many adults in California are missing out on financial aid for college — and for years, the state declined to help. The most popular form of federal financial aid, the Pell grant, provides low-income students with around $7,000 a year—money that can go towards all kinds of expenses, such as tuition, rent or transportation.
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