| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Susan Kidd |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Agnes Scott College
PA-7: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.32 / 4.00 |
Elizabeth
Rowe Sustainability Fellow Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution have policies and programs to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:
Agnes Scott College employs a number of policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance. Agnes Scott’s financial aid packaging policy allows a student’s total cost for tuition and fees to be discounted. The current discount rate for tuition and fees is around 61%. The college allocates more funds, in addition to federal awards for work study positions, for work study programs to allow four times as many students to participate in the work study program. Work study offers students the opportunity to earn wages for college costs.
In the financial aid packaging process students from low-income backgrounds may also be eligible for Agnes Scott College Grants which are need-based aid based on the demonstrated need of the student and available institutional funds. Need is calculated from the results of the student’s FAFSA and the cost of attendance. Students must apply each year for need-based aid and demonstrate need annually. The amount of an award may vary each year based on changes in FAFSA results, cost of attendance and institutional policy. The Agnes Scott Office of Financial Aid also promotes federal programs for low-income students as part of their financial aid package. Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and Stafford student loans are available for students who qualify for need-based aid.
A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide and prepare students and families from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
The admission office has participated and in many cases led sessions for the following programs in 2018: Mini Camp College hosted at Agnes Scott, Georgia 411 Apply to College days at local high schools, Odyssey session before Atlanta KIPP fair, Carver High School’s Project Grad and C5 through Atlanta Case Studies.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Does the institution have policies and programs to support non-traditional students?:
A brief description of the institution’s scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:
A brief description of the institution’s on-site child care facility, partnership with a local facility, and/or subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of students:
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
Nontraditional students at Agnes Scott College are supported through the Woodruff Scholars program. There are additional resources offered to these students including the Woodruff Scholars Organization (WSO), which assists this diverse and accomplished group of women in assimilating into the campus community by supporting their unique social and academic needs, and inviting and integrating traditional students into WSO activities. The college also provides nontraditional students with the Commuter and Woodruff Scholars Lounge, which is a space just for these students to study and relax.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (tracking accessibility and affordability)? (If data is not available, select 'No'):
The percentage of entering students that are low-income (0-100):
The graduation/success rate for low-income students (0-100):
On average, the percentage of need that was met for students who were awarded any need-based aid (e.g. as reported to the U.S. Common Data Set initiative, item H2) (0-100):
The percentage of students graduating with no interest-bearing student loan debt or for whom no out-of-pocket tuition is required (i.e. the percentage of graduates who have not taken out interest-bearing loans) (0-100):
Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students (0-100):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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