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Majority of California College Students Eligible for CalFresh Do Not Enroll: Report

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A new report found that a majority of eligible California college students do not receive CalFresh benefits. Only 30% of eligible community college students, 22% of eligible UC undergraduates, and 29% of eligible UC graduate students were enrolled in CalFresh in fall 2019.

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Is There an HBCU in Michigan?

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While it originally opened as a secretarial school for women, LCB later enrolled male students and began offering a variety of business degrees. During its years of operation, the school served more than 27,000 students. The school lost its accreditation in 2007 and officially closed in 2015.

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Report Finds Students at 1 in 3 Graduate Schools Can’t Pay Off Their Debt

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At 32% of institutions analyzed in a new report, graduate students owe more than their initial loan amount five years after starting repayment. At seven institutions, graduate students of just two cohorts now owe a combined excess debt of more than $100 million.

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To Increase Access, Butler University Creates Free 2-Year Degree Program

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The college is accessible to Pell-eligible or undocumented students and will allow them to graduate without debt and without paying out-of-pocket costs. Students who complete the associate degree can go on to earn a bachelor's degree from the university for less than $10,000.

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AANHPI in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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Note Reference [1] Check Immediate college enrollment for Asian students was 82%, a rate much higher than those for white students (69%), Hispanic and Latino/a students (64%), and Black students (57%). [3] 3] Check Roughly 93% of Asian college students were first- or second-generation immigrants as of 2007-2008. [4]

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Rising Grad School Debt Is Decreasing Students’ ROI

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During a similar period, average debt for graduate degree-holders has increased by more than $26,000. Small increases in wages coupled with large increases in costs for graduate programs and debt incurred by graduate students have led to lowered ROI.

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First-Generation College Students: Facts and Statistics

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Note Reference [2] Check First-generation college graduates made roughly $36,000 less than their non-first-generation counterparts. Note Reference [2] A first-generation college student is someone who is enrolled in college but whose immediate family members did not earn degrees. 43% were also first-generation immigrants.