| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.15 |
| Liaison | Emma Blandford |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2024 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.99 / 4.00 |
Emma
Blandford Portfolio Manager Office of Sustainability |
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Provide at least one of the following figures:
57
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
68
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
12
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
88
Optional Fields
Georgia Tech makes the Institution more accessible and affordable to low-income students through scholarships, grants, federal work study, and loans.
Scholarships
In addition to scholarships through the University System of Georgia, Georgia Tech offers awards from more than 850 institutional named scholarships. Several specifically directed towards students demonstrating financial need include:
● G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Program: The G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program provides a debt-free degree to qualifying students from low-income Georgia families, covering a student’s full cost of attendance. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/tech-promise
● Georgia Tech Val-Sal Scholarship: Georgia Tech Scholars with significant financial need as demonstrated through the financial aid application process may be eligible to receive an annual $2,500 Georgia Tech Val-Sal Scholarship. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/val-sal-scholarship
● BlackRock Hallac Scholarship: BlackRock will provide an annual expendable gift to fund two cost of attendance scholarships each year for undergraduate students with significant, demonstrated financial need who have successfully completed their first year of study with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/blackrock-scholarship
Grants
Grants are a form of financial aid that do not need to be paid back. Grants can come from federal and state governments, as well as from Georgia Tech. Grants are awarded to those who exhibit exceptional financial need and apply for aid by the priority deadline. Grants at Georgia Tech include:
● Federal Pell Grant
● Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
● State of Georgia Grants
● Georgia Tech Grant
● College of Sciences Dean’s Grant
● Ivan Allen College Dean’s Grant
Federal Work Study
Federal Work-Study (FWS) provides part-time jobs for undergraduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.
At Georgia Tech, FWS is awarded to undergraduate students who enroll at least half-time and demonstrate financial need. FWS awards generally vary from $600 to $1,800 per semester.
https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/federal-work-study
Loans
In addition to Federal and Private loans, Georgia Tech students with demonstrated financial need can access Institutional Loans. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/loans/
Food Support
Klemis Kitchen is Georgia Tech’s on-campus food bank. It is named after Tommy Klemis, owner of Junior’s Grill. The goal of Klemis Kitchen is to make sure students are never forced to skip a meal, while simultaneously reducing food waste on campus.
https://star.studentlife.gatech.edu/klemis-kitchen/
Scholarships
In addition to scholarships through the University System of Georgia, Georgia Tech offers awards from more than 850 institutional named scholarships. Several specifically directed towards students demonstrating financial need include:
● G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Program: The G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program provides a debt-free degree to qualifying students from low-income Georgia families, covering a student’s full cost of attendance. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/tech-promise
● Georgia Tech Val-Sal Scholarship: Georgia Tech Scholars with significant financial need as demonstrated through the financial aid application process may be eligible to receive an annual $2,500 Georgia Tech Val-Sal Scholarship. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/val-sal-scholarship
● BlackRock Hallac Scholarship: BlackRock will provide an annual expendable gift to fund two cost of attendance scholarships each year for undergraduate students with significant, demonstrated financial need who have successfully completed their first year of study with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/blackrock-scholarship
Grants
Grants are a form of financial aid that do not need to be paid back. Grants can come from federal and state governments, as well as from Georgia Tech. Grants are awarded to those who exhibit exceptional financial need and apply for aid by the priority deadline. Grants at Georgia Tech include:
● Federal Pell Grant
● Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
● State of Georgia Grants
● Georgia Tech Grant
● College of Sciences Dean’s Grant
● Ivan Allen College Dean’s Grant
Federal Work Study
Federal Work-Study (FWS) provides part-time jobs for undergraduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.
At Georgia Tech, FWS is awarded to undergraduate students who enroll at least half-time and demonstrate financial need. FWS awards generally vary from $600 to $1,800 per semester.
https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/federal-work-study
Loans
In addition to Federal and Private loans, Georgia Tech students with demonstrated financial need can access Institutional Loans. https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/loans/
Food Support
Klemis Kitchen is Georgia Tech’s on-campus food bank. It is named after Tommy Klemis, owner of Junior’s Grill. The goal of Klemis Kitchen is to make sure students are never forced to skip a meal, while simultaneously reducing food waste on campus.
https://star.studentlife.gatech.edu/klemis-kitchen/
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Staff Tuition Reimbursement Assistance Program & Board of Regents Tuition Assistance Program
Georgia Tech offers several educational assistance programs for its faculty and staff. These programs provide a tuition and mandatory fee waiver or reimbursement to full-time employees and research titled faculty. https://hr.gatech.edu/education-assistance
62 and Older Program
If you are a resident of Georgia who is 62 or older and are interested in persuing ungrad and graduate studies, Georgia Tech offers a program that allows you to enroll in classes (depending upon available space) tuition free. A waiver of in-state tuition and applicable student fees may be granted to legal residents of Georgia aged 62 and over. This waiver can remain in effect as long as the student is continuously enrolled. The program is sponsored by the University System of Georgia.
https://registrar.gatech.edu/prospective-students/62-or-older
https://www.grad.gatech.edu/62-or-older
Veteran Support
The Veterans Resource Center at Georgia Tech is dedicated to serving students who are Veterans, Military, Reserve and Guard members, and dependents by providing comprehensive support services that enhance and complement the academic experience. Georgia tech also has the Veterans Pathway Program, which is uniquely designed to assist military veterans who have completed active duty within the past five years successfully transfer into Georgia Tech.
https://veterans.gatech.edu/
Graduate Students with Family
Georgia Tech offers Family Housing units for graduates and graduate students with a family. Georgia Tech also offers a childcare program for graduate students, faculty and staff.
https://housing.gatech.edu/applicants/grad-family
Georgia Tech offers several educational assistance programs for its faculty and staff. These programs provide a tuition and mandatory fee waiver or reimbursement to full-time employees and research titled faculty. https://hr.gatech.edu/education-assistance
62 and Older Program
If you are a resident of Georgia who is 62 or older and are interested in persuing ungrad and graduate studies, Georgia Tech offers a program that allows you to enroll in classes (depending upon available space) tuition free. A waiver of in-state tuition and applicable student fees may be granted to legal residents of Georgia aged 62 and over. This waiver can remain in effect as long as the student is continuously enrolled. The program is sponsored by the University System of Georgia.
https://registrar.gatech.edu/prospective-students/62-or-older
https://www.grad.gatech.edu/62-or-older
Veteran Support
The Veterans Resource Center at Georgia Tech is dedicated to serving students who are Veterans, Military, Reserve and Guard members, and dependents by providing comprehensive support services that enhance and complement the academic experience. Georgia tech also has the Veterans Pathway Program, which is uniquely designed to assist military veterans who have completed active duty within the past five years successfully transfer into Georgia Tech.
https://veterans.gatech.edu/
Graduate Students with Family
Georgia Tech offers Family Housing units for graduates and graduate students with a family. Georgia Tech also offers a childcare program for graduate students, faculty and staff.
https://housing.gatech.edu/applicants/grad-family
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:
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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:
Affordability and access data at Georgia Tech comes from the Institute Research and Planning, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, and from IPEDS reporting.
● https://irp.gatech.edu/common-data-set
● https://irp.gatech.edu/files/CDS/CDS_2022-2023%20FINAL_R1.pdf
● https://irp.gatech.edu/georgia-tech-ipeds-reports
● https://irp.gatech.edu/files/IPEDS/GT-IPEDS/2022-23/IPEDS_StudentFinancialAid_2022_R1.pdf
● https://irp.gatech.edu/files/IPEDS/GT-IPEDS/2022-23/IPEDS_GraduationRates_2022.pdf
● https://irp.gatech.edu/common-data-set
● https://irp.gatech.edu/files/CDS/CDS_2022-2023%20FINAL_R1.pdf
● https://irp.gatech.edu/georgia-tech-ipeds-reports
● https://irp.gatech.edu/files/IPEDS/GT-IPEDS/2022-23/IPEDS_StudentFinancialAid_2022_R1.pdf
● https://irp.gatech.edu/files/IPEDS/GT-IPEDS/2022-23/IPEDS_GraduationRates_2022.pdf
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