| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.96 |
| Liaison | Tracey Coronado |
| Submission Date | March 15, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Missouri State University
PA-7: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.71 / 4.00 |
Doug
Neidigh Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Management |
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:
The Financial Aid packaging policy is a campus-based funding from federal sources awarded to the neediest students and includes supplemental educational opportunity grant (SEOG), Perkins Loan funds, and Federal Work Study funding.
A student need matrix has been introduced in the awarding process of several institutional funds to continue providing gift aid to high-need students. Additionally, several institutional scholarship programs have been expanded to provide greater resources
A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
The Office of Student Financial Aid, in partnership with the TRIO program, work to provide presentations to administrative and academic departments.
The Office of Student Financial Aid partners with the Master Advisory Workshops held by the Academic Advising Center to provide greater detail and resources to faculty advisors.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide and prepare students and families from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
Missouri State has a TRIO Upward Bound program that works with three of the six high schools in Springfield. Website: http://www.missouristate.edu/upwardbound/89897.htm
The Missouri State Real LIFE (Literacy in Financing your Education) serves all students on campus, but has identified high-need students as a particular population of interest. As such, special programs, presentations, and resources are made available to these students throughout the academic year.
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
The Missouri State PROMISE Scholarship (http://www.missouristate.edu/financialaid/scholarships/promise.htm) targets those families who have applied for federal financial aid with incomes at or below 15% of the poverty level. Hutchens/SGA Centennial Leaders Scholarship has a higher value if student has a financial need. Hundreds of donor funded scholarships require that a student have financial need as determined by the federal FAFSA application (too many to list individually).
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
Admissions works with the Kaufman (Kansas City, MO) and the College Bound and Wyman (St. Louis, MO) groups to reach low-income, first generation students. Additionally, with new admissions counselors for diversity outreach and recruitment, more focus is given at the high school and middle school levels in terms of college preparation and college search programs. Two additional programs focused on specific under-represented students also affect a large population of low-income students are the Youth Empowerment Conference (aimed at 9th-12th grade students in the Springfield Public Schools)and the STEP Conference (Student Transition Education Program- aimed at Hispanic 7th-12th grade students through Southwest Missouri). In additional, presentations by TRIO Staff and Adult Student Services are done during Adult Student Services Orientations and when Community College visits occur on campus.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Any student who does not meet admission requirements (GPA/class rank and test score), but does meet core requirements, may start in the summer term on a probationary status (Missouri residents only). Specific programming and support efforts are provided for these students.
The institution has reduced the total number of hours required to graduate with an undergraduate degree from 125 to 120.
The institution has renegotiated the food service contract to reduce the allowable increase for student meal plan charges.
The institution has frozen housing rates for three residence halls for the next academic year.
The institution has introduced a “StreamlineED” textbook program that will significantly reduce the costs for textbooks in larger sections of lower-division courses through open sourcing and other cost-reduction strategies.
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:
The Adult Student Services website has information on scholarships for non-traditional students. Part-time students are eligible to receive many of these scholarships.
http://adultstudents.missouristate.edu/scholarships.htm
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:
We are served by the University Child Care Center (http://universitychildcarecenter.org/).
We also have a child development center on campus.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
We have academic policies and programs as well as support services intended for non-traditional students.
We have the following programs which target nontraditional students:
- MSU 62, which is a special fee waiver program for adults who are 62 years of age or older.
- Adult Student Welcome Orientation
- Evening College Plus Program, which is a series of degree programs to adult students who have a clear focus of their educational goals and needs.
- Evening College
- Online Programs
- Off-Campus Programs
- Non-Credit Programs
- MOOC’s, which are free, noncredit courses offered online and open to the public.
- iCourses, which provides students an opportunity for you to take required general education courses without visiting campus.
A more comprehensive list can be found by visiting: http://outreach.missouristate.edu/
All student support services at Missouri State are available to nontraditional students. A comprehensive list of services can be found at: http://www.missouristate.edu/campusservices/studentsupport.htm
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:
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