| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.94 |
| Liaison | Yumiko Jakobcic |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Grand Valley State University
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.54 / 4.00 |
Yumiko
Jakobcic Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability Practices |
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:
The Financial Aid Office establishes a packaging policy that addresses the needs of all students and targets grant dollars to low-income students. GVSU also provides Federal TEACH Grants, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Parent Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Nursing Loans and Federal College Work-Study and Michigan Competitive Scholarships to needy students. http://www.gvsu.edu/financialaid
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
GVSU offers many policies and programs to support non-traditional students: https://www.gvsu.edu/learn/
GVSU also offers a Student Parent Club, has a non-traditional task force that works directly with enrollment officers, has celebrated families with events such as Family Fun Night, parenting support groups, and non-traditional student week, a Veteran's Lounge and Veteran's Network, and a self-appointed faculty/staff committee that is currently reviewing policies/programs that support non-traditional students in an effort to recruit, retain and satisfy non-traditional students.
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:
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