| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.53 |
| Liaison | Kirsten Gabrielsen |
| Submission Date | Jan. 14, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Orange County Community College
PA-7: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 4.00 |
Kirsten
Gabrielsen Sustainability Coordinator Biology |
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Part 1
Support for Low-Income Students
Yes
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A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:
Financial Aid
Board policy BP6.2
None
A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
Faculty and staff who are also working as Admissions counselors are trained by Admissions and Financial Aid departments to better serve 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:
FAFSA workshops are held each year.
Special "Applying for Financial Aid" videos are available on the College's Financial Aid website: http://sunyorange.edu/financialaid/apply/index.shtml
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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
Scholarship are available for Entering, Continuing, and Graduating students. These scholarships include both merit based and need based opportunities for assistance.
The College also participates in Federal and State Grants-In-Aid Programs.
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
Admissions counselors visit High Schools in inner-City low income neighborhoods.
Financial Aid Workshops
Assistance with FAFSA
A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
BRIDGES, a new inclusive post secondary education experience for young adults (age 21 or have exited high school) with ID, DD, and ASD, is approved by the United States Department of Education as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP). Students who meet the basic federal student aid eligibility requirements may receive funding from the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work-Study programs, which, in turn, may be applied to BRIDGES tuition.
Support for Non-Traditional Students
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:
http://www.sunyorange.edu/admissions/apply/non-traditional.shtml
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:
SUNY Orange's Lab Schools provide high quality, affordable, flexible child care for SUNY Orange students, faculty, staff and the general public.
http://www.sunyorange.edu/labschool/
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
The Student Center has designated quiet spaces for adult returning students and the College has a unit who solely serve veterans' needs.
Part 2
No
The percentage of entering students that are low-income (0-100):
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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):
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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