Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.08
Liaison Maddie LoDico
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2013
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STARS v1.1

Colby College
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Teresa Cowdrey
Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Admissions and Financial Aid
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Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
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A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
Colby fully meets the demonstrated financial need of all admitted students completely in the form of grants, which do not have to be repaid. Financial assistance is met through a combination of different sources depending on students’ needs, such as, Federal Pell Grants, Federal Work Study Grants, and the largest source of grant funding, Colby institutional grants.

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A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
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A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
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A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
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A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
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A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
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The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For more information about Colby's Financial Aid and no loan policy go to: http://www.colby.edu/news_events/c/pr/011908/1358360/colby-replaces-loans-with-grants-allowing-students-to-graduate-without-debt/

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