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Boost attainment by removing barriers for first‐generation, low‐income students

Author(s) -

Hope Joan

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

enrollment management report

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1945-6263

pISSN - 1094-3757

DOI - 10.1002/emt.30228

Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , scholarship , face (sociological concept) , first generation , low income , demographic economics , educational attainment , medical education , cutoff , psychology , sociology , economic growth , economics , demography , medicine , engineering , social science , physics , mechanical engineering , population , quantum mechanics

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Low‐income and first‐generation students face many barriers that can prevent them from persisting in college through graduation. But holistic support can make a big difference. For example, students enrolled in the Dell Scholars Program graduate at a higher rate than students with similar profiles who just miss the cutoff for the scholarship.

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