| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 26.70 |
| Liaison | Raymond Bowdish |
| Submission Date | Feb. 4, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Potsdam
PA-7: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.04 / 4.00 |
Heather
Sullivan-Catlin Professor, Environmental Studies Environmental Studies |
Does the institution have policies and programs to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:
-SUNY Potsdam offers financial aid to 78% of our students, many of whom are from low-income families.
-Our financial aid office awards SEOG (Non-Repayable Grants) to low-income students if they qualify and as long as SEOG funds are still available.
-Federal Work Study Funds are also made available to low-income students who are able and willing to work in a campus job.
A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
Our Center for Creative Instruction (CCI)offers regular workshops and we recently had one on teaching first-generation students, which overlaps a good deal with being low-income.
See:
https://www.potsdam.edu/faculty/center-creative-instruction/presentation-videos
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide and prepare students and families from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
We participate in the Federal TRIO Program, a federal outreach and student services programs in the United States designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
https://www.potsdam.edu/academics/resources/student-success-center/trio
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Does the institution have policies and programs to support non-traditional students?:
A brief description of the institution’s scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:
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 Potsdam Childcare Center
https://www.potsdam.edu/community/suny-potsdam-childcare-center
The SUNY Potsdam Child Care Center, Inc. is a fully licensed, center-based child care facility serving children of SUNY Potsdam faculty, staff and students as well as the community at large.
The center prioritizes students needing child care and offer a sliding -scale fee structure.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
We offer a variety of services to support non-traditional students including:
- a dedicated non-trad student lounge,
- some classes offered in a variety of ways to accommodate non-trads (incl classes at satellite campuses, some weekend scheduled classes, and some online classes and programs),
- a non-trad student club: https://www.potsdam.edu/non-traditional-student-organization
-Numerous scholarships to support single parent students and student with families who are attending college full-time and working (https://www.potsdam.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types-aid/scholarships)
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (tracking accessibility and affordability)? (If data is not available, select 'No'):
The percentage of entering students that are low-income (0-100):
The graduation/success rate for low-income students (0-100):
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):
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):
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 (0-100):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Susan Godreau, Financial Aid
Ron Brown, Enrollment Mgmt
Judy Singh, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Susan Godreau, Financial Aid
Ron Brown, Enrollment Mgmt
Judy Singh, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
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