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$5,000 Grants Now Available to California Community College Grads Transferring to Partner HBCUs

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California Community College graduates attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will now be eligible for a financial grant from the state thanks to a new law recently signed by California Gov. Just over 50 students transferred from a California Community College to a partner HBCU in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

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Samuels & Associates Grants $1 Million to Fund Scholarships for Students pursuing Life Sciences Training

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Franklin Cummings Tech announced in 2022 that it was pursuing accreditation for life sciences associates degree; as part of that process, the College appointed Heather Duffy, PhD, JD as the first chair of its newly-formed biotechnology department. Learn more at www.samuelsre.com.

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Prison Education Programs Await Pell Grant Approval Amid Slow Rollout

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Last summer, the Department of Education extended Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students. Pell Grants award students financial aid for college that they don't need to repay. In January, Cal Poly Humboldt's prison education program was the first in the country to be approved for Pell Grant funding.

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Pennsylvania Grants 30 Colleges $1M to Fight Food Insecurity

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The initiative began in 2022 to create a coalition of colleges and universities focused on addressing hunger and students' basic needs. The state of Pennsylvania is battling food insecurity across 30 colleges, universities, and trade schools in the state through $1 million in grants. Josh Shapiro said in the press release.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

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Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. Once funding is restored, a staggering 700,000 incarcerated adults will become eligible for Pell Grants in the 2023-2024 academic year.

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5 Graduate and Online Enrollment Trends to Watch in 2024

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This trend is in its second consecutive year, with online-available having exceeding classroom-only by about 60,000 in 2022. degree granting institutions of at least two years.) Source: IPEDS degree conferral data. Accessed via Lightcast TM. Source: RNL Analysis of IPEDS 12-Month Unduplicated and Fall Enrollment Snapshot data.

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Students From 3 Pacific Island Countries Now Eligible for U.S. Financial Aid

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These students also qualify for Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant programs. of enrolled college students identified as Pacific Islanders in 2022. of students enrolled in fall 2022 were Pacific Islanders. Students do not need to pay back this grant.