| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.81 |
| Liaison | Stephan Classen |
| Submission Date | Oct. 14, 2021 |
Cascadia College
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.24 / 4.00 |
Stephan
Classen Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices Student Learning |
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
We have a Financial Aid office that connects students with a variety of resources including: federal and state financial aid; grants from the Cascadia College Foundation; worker retraining funding; veteran's benefits; work-study opportunities; and parking and bus pass grants.
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
We have seven professional technical degrees and certificates that are highly accessible to non-traditional students. Many of the classes are scheduled in the late afternoon and evening to accommodate working adults. The programs are also eligible for Worker Retraining, Opportunity Grant and Basic Food Employment and Training funding. This includes 2 bachelor degrees which give students the chance to earn a bachelors a lower rates and more accessible than traditional universities.
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:
Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The "entering students" for "low income" are full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in Fall 2019 (IPEDS report, section 1: Part C)
The "entering students" for "low income" are full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in Fall 2019 (IPEDS report, section 1: Part C)
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