| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 49.63 |
| Liaison | Yaffa Grossman |
| Submission Date | May 19, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Beloit College
PA-7: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.74 / 4.00 |
Lindsay
Chapman Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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Part 1
Support for Low-Income Students
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A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:
Beloit College is proud to offer several programs to help low-income students with access to college and the cost of college. They are housed within the Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusiveness, which sits within Academic Affairs and houses a number of different programs and initiatives focused directly on providing equitable access to higher education. The Student Excellence and Leadership (SEL) and the McNair Scholars Programs, both US Department of Education TRIO funded programs, use an asset-based model approach to work with students who are first-generation college, from low-income backgrounds, have a documented disability, and/or are domestic minorities. The Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) program works with minority students interested in science, technology, engineering and/or math (STEM). The Mellon Graduate School Exploratory Fellowship (GSEF) Program works with first-generation, low-income, underrepresented students in the humanities and social sciences that wish to attend graduate school. Finally, our Inclusive Success Initiative focuses more broadly on retention and institution-wide work around diversity, inclusion and equity.
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A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
College-wide goals on persistence and inclusivity have shaped training opportunities for staff and faculty. These include, but are not limited to: presenting research that individuals, task forces, and committees have compiled as well as provide structured opportunities through a program called Sustained Dialogue, to talk about issues of inclusivity, race, and power that are often associated with 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:
The Student Excellence and Leadership (SEL) and the McNair Scholars Programs, both US Department of Education TRIO funded programs, use an asset-based model approach to work with students who are first-generation college, from low-income backgrounds, have a documented disability, and/or are domestic minorities. The Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) program works with minority students interested in science, technology, engineering and/or math (STEM). The Mellon Graduate School Exploratory Fellowship (GSEF) Program works with first-generation, low-income, underrepresented students in the humanities and social sciences that wish to attend graduate school.
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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
The SEL Program is designed to provide a network of academic, personal, financial, and career services. First and second-year students may be eligible for a financial award/scholarship from the SEL Program. Grants usually range from $500-$1,200 and are distributed during the spring semester. To be eligible students must receive a Pell Grant, be an active participant in the SEL Program, and attend a mandatory financial literacy workshop.
McNair scholars Program: A federally funded program (one of the TRIO Programs funded by the Department of Education) mandated by Congress. The goal of the program is to increase the number of students in doctoral degree programs who are low-income and first-generation undergraduates or students who come from groups underrepresented in graduate education. At Beloit, students earn around a $2,800 stipend by conducting summer research with a faculty mentor before their Junior and Senior years.
The Charles Winter Wood Scholarship, named after one of Beloit’s first African American students (Class of 1895), is available to students who have been traditionally underrepresented in American higher education. In addition to these scholarships, qualified Charles Winter Wood Scholars are encouraged to apply to TRIO, federally funded programs offering resources and opportunities to qualified students for academic success and scholarly research. Beloit is one of the few liberal arts colleges in the U.S. to offer three TRIO programs on its campus.
Award: Up to $40,000 per year, renewable for 4 years
Criteria: Low income (definition here), first generation, and/or domestic minority status • Record of academic achievement in a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and evidence of leadership and involvement • Students eligible for consideration will be recommended to the scholarship committee for review.
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
The admission staff visits high schools that have high-achieving students who come from low-income, disadvantaged backgrounds. We also maintain and cultivate contacts at community based organizations that serve these students; these CBO's tend to have focused initiatives that steer students towards private, selective colleges and universities.
Upon admission, Beloit has a travel subsidy that underwrites campus visits for underrepresented, low-income students who could not otherwise afford to travel to campus.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
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Support for Non-Traditional Students
No
A brief description of the institution’s scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:
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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:
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A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
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Part 2
Yes
The percentage of entering students that are low-income (0-100):
29
The graduation/success rate for low-income students (0-100):
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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):
95.20
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):
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Optional Fields
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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