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Report Offers Insight on Adults with “Some College, No Degree”

Leave a Comment / Education, News, Research / By Jessica Pauley

New research from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) provides fresh insights into the population of adults in the U.S. who started college, but never completed a degree. The researchers found that 36 million adults across the U.S. fall into the “some college, no degree” category. Locally, approximately 250,000 Hillsborough and Pinellas county residents …

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The Growing Gap: New NCAN Report Shows Continued Decrease in College Affordability

Leave a Comment / News, Research, Students / By Jessica Pauley

A new National College Access Network (NCAN) report shows that affordability is decreasing at two- and four-year public institutions across the U.S. According to “The Growing Gap: Public Higher Education’s Declining Affordability for Low-Income Students,” just 48% of community colleges were affordable for the average Pell Grant recipient in 2016-17, while only 27% of four-year …

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New Report: Promoting Degree Attainment Among Former Foster Youth

Leave a Comment / News / By Jessica Pauley

Navigating the road to college can be challenging for any student. But young people in the foster care system experience unique circumstances that can make completing an education after high school even more difficult. While progress has been made at the federal and state level in helping with the transition from foster care to independence, …

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