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Prison Education Programs Await Pell Grant Approval Amid Slow Rollout

BestColleges

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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NASFAA Rolls Out Recommendations for Pell Grant Expansion

BestColleges

Students who are incarcerated are set to regain access to Pell Grants nationwide in 2023. Incarcerated students face a slew of external factors that affect their enrollment, like struggling to access identification required for the FAFSA. Those questions were nixed by the FAFSA Simplification Act.

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Fundamentals of Financial Aid for 2024

Admissions.Blog

Students with significant financial need may receive need-based aid in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and subsidized loans. Grants and scholarships do not need to be repaid, making them a form of “gift aid.” Merit-based aid is often provided in the form of scholarships and grants.

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How to Build an Enrollment Marketing Strategy

The Enrollment Marketer

Any professional who has been in enrollment marketing, particularly higher education enrollment marketing, understands that crafting marketing strategies to increase student enrollment takes time and fortitude. They have engagement and experience expectations from your enrollment marketing materials that are non-negotiable.

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The Gates Scholarship

College Essay Guy

So, you’re probably thinking about financial aid, grants, work study, and any other way you can fund the next few years of your education (in which case, here's some great information for you ). But you DO need to re-submit a completed FAFSA, current transcripts, and verification of enrollment every year. But that’s not most of us.

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College Admissions Glossary of Terms

Admissions Village

Small Liberal Arts College (SLAC): Typically a private college that encourages a broad education with a student enrollment of under 3,000. Early Action is non-binding, meaning students are not obligated to enroll if accepted. Yield : The percentage of admitted students who decide to enroll in a particular college.

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Taking A Gap Year Between High School and College: Six Reasons to Defer Admission after Acceptance to College and Two Reasons to Think Twice

the college spy

Deferring admission (sometimes referred to as deferring enrollment) is the process of choosing a college to attend and postponing the start date for a semester or a year. Many do not allow students who have deferred admission to enroll at another college full-time or as a degree-seeking student. What documentation is required?